Christmas Eve

 Merry Christmas Eve!

Bethany Joy's first Christmas Eve

 Today we enjoyed a special time as a family on Christmas Eve together. We wrapped a few presents since I hadn't gotten to that yet! The girls wrapped their presents for each other ( More on this coming up...)

 Rachel read her Bible for awhile and we prepared for this evening's Candlelight Christmas Eve service at church

 We had a great service including lots of Scripture reading and carols

 Our family sang "Away in a Manger" as has become our tradition each Christmas Eve service. Bekah was just a little younger than Bethany the first time we did this and Rachel then in 2011 was close to the same age Bekah is now.

 Often we go outside at the end of the Christmas Eve service but this year all of the service was held inside. It was so beautiful to see and a blessing to hear our church family singing "Silent Night" in the candlelight. What a wonderful reminder of that first Christmas night !

 After the service we took time to get a few family pictures including baby in a manger. I have a picture of Bekah just like this as well. Bethany was her usual happy self  about this.

 We headed home to prepare Christmas Eve lasagna and take a few (dozen) pictures to get all the girls looking toward the camera!

 

 Then it was bedtime for the girls so Mom could finish wrapping their presents! They read their new Christmas books with their Daddy before we tucked them in

All ready for bed in their Christmas pajamas

 Our manger is all ready for Baby Jesus's arrival in the morning. We are so thankful for our Savior and looking forward to celebrating His Birthday!

"But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;  for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."   Luke 2:11