Tales of an overachieving mom...: Christmas eve

So obviously I am a bit behind on my blogging, but hey, it has been Christmas break and there has been no school AND Adam has been home the entire time...we have been having some fun family time!

We had another blessed Christmas this year full of wonderful memories and loving family. Christmas Eve was spent at Adam's parents house as we do each year. We headed over around noon and then ate dinner around 2:00. We were able to get Ashley down for a nap during that time so we had a nice quiet dinner and she got a good rest in before the busy night. Around 3:00 we got dressed, did pictures in front of the tree and headed over to church so that we could get a seat for the 4:00 p.m. children's mass. We walked into the church around 3:20 and it was already packed! We managed to get a few seats in the front for the Moms (and Aaron, it turned out) to sit in but the rest of us stood in the back with the kids and the Dads. Since this mass was the children's mass Fr. Joe did a special homily geared towards the kids. MY child somehow ended up being the comedic portion of the homily!

As I mentioned, I was standing in the back but Aaron was in the front with Joan, Mom and Jeannie. At the beginning of the homily Fr. Joe asked all the kids who wanted to come up to the alter and have a seat on the steps. Alec refused to go up, but I saw Aaron being lifted over the front pew, but I did not see where he went in the crowd of kids. All of the sudden Aaron pops right around Fr. Joe's vestments right in the middle of the alter. All the church let out a cute, "Awwww!" Fr. Joe spoke for a few minutes and then came down and turned to ask the kids to all have a seat. Everyone did....with the exception of Aaron. He thought it would be more appropriate to stay standing right in the middle AND start picking his nose!! Now the congregation was snickering. Fr. Joe noticed what Aaron was doing and with great comedic timing, stood there, looked at him, and then finally reached into his pocket and offered Aaron his hankie. Aaron just looked at him, took the hankie, wiped his nose, then returned it and said, "Thanks!" By now the congregation was LAUGHING!! I SO wish I had a video camera on this entire exchange. Adam was outside walking Ashley around so he missed it, unfortunately. I will never forget that for the rest of my life!!

After church we headed back to the Hawley's house , changed into our pj's, and opened gifts and had dessert. When heading home that night Adam and I had the kids mesmerized looking in the sky searching for Santa's sleigh! FUN!! Once we got home we put out cookies and milk for Santa and then the kids went right to bed. Mommy and Daddy were not far behind!

All of us dressed up and ready to head to church!

Ashley looking so sweet in her Christmas dress! I had so hoped that she would be walking by Christmas as to not crawl around in the dress, but no such luck!!