Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve started out with some sleeping in.  Haley woke up first around 9:30 so the rest of us were up soon after.  We got ready for the day and then went downstairs to breakfast.  Kelly and Clark had come so David watched the girls while I gave Clark a haircut.  Clark does not like getting his haircut, he cried pretty hard but he sat very still so it actually went by pretty fast.  He was really not happy to have it cut, I hope it doesn't make him dislike me!  After Clark's haircut we went to Grandma's for lunch.  Emily was sleeping in the swing so David stayed back and read his book and then just came after she woke up.

Grandma had quite the spread as usual.  Haley ate mostly applesauce, apples, crackers, and cookies and I had barbecue sandwiches, pasta salad, macaroni and cheese, cake, a pumpkin dessert, and chocolate candies.  After lunch Grandpa took all the great grandkids downstairs and turned on a Bible movie for them.  Haley was pretty excited about watching the movie, it's the same Bible dvd that she has at home.    Carly was holding Emily while they were down there and I was upstairs with Grandma when Emily rolled over!  She was on her tummy on the couch and she rolled over to her back.  I am not counting it though because I think the couch was kind of slanted and I think it should only count when she is on a flat surface.  We had her doing tummy time on the carpet for most of the rest of the day and she never rolled over again so I guess the couch really was helping her.

After lunch at Grandma's we came home and put the kids down for naps.  Emily slept for a little bit in the swing and then was awake for most of the afternoon.  We worked in the kitchen and hung out for a while until it was time to get ready for the Christmas Eve service.  My parent's church did two services this year with the first one starting at five and the second at seven.  Mom and Dad were both in the service so they had to go super early.  The Brusts and us decided to go to the second service because it was supposed to be a lot less full.  Josh and Kelly dropped off Clark during the first service so he could play with the cousins instead of being in the nursery.  He and Haley played for most of the time in the basement until Haley had to come upstairs and get ready for church.  They didn't really play together but they were usually in the same room while they played.

It started snowing around dinnertime and by seven pm we already had about two inches.  We barely made it up the little hill into the parking lot, Jonathan and David actually had to get out and help push the van up!  The service was well worth the effort and I think Haley and Emily even had a good time in the nursery.  There were hardly any other kids in there and a girl named Emily rocked Emily to sleep during the whole thing.  After the service we stayed and visited for a while before heading home.  The snow had stopped and it was starting to sleet, it's good we only live about a mile away from church.  When we got home we changed the kids into their Christmas pajamas and put them to bed.  Then Carly, Dad, and I played Settlers and I finally won!

Haleyism:
Haley got to make and eat her first snowball!  Daddy helped her.

Emilyism:
Emily rolled over on the couch as aforementioned.

Clark and Haley eating grapes together.  Haley is just under three months older than Clark.  

Haley was showing off her little sister to Clark, he is going to have a new brother or sister in May!