Christmas is not about how much money you spend, but how much time you spend with the people you love.  I love Christmas and I love spending time with my family.  I like Christmas Eve to be a day of joy.  Since the boys were small we introduced Christmas Eve Elves.  Basically they delivered each year a bag for each of the boys with things to keep them busy and entertained on this exciting day.
This year the bags include:
- New Pyjamas (so they look their best on Christmas Morning in pictures)
- A How to draw book each
- New Gel Pens
- A new family Movie – Brave
- A family Game for the XBox
- Reindeer food
- Snowman Soup
- A new book for bedtime
On Christmas Eve I will visit Mum’s grave and take a basket of flowers. Â We then spend the rest of the day at home. Â MadDad prepared all the veg etc for the next day, then we settle down to family time. Â We make cranberry and popcorn chains for our tree outside for the birds whilst we watch a movie. Â We make our snowman soup, play board games and generally have quality family time together. Â We try to keep the day as relaxed as possible.
As the daylight fades we wrap up warm and go for a walk round the neigbourhood to take a peek at everyone’s christmas decorations and lights and to try and tire the boys out so they sleep.
We end the evening with a bath to carols, then we sprinkle our reindeer food and leave a special key outside so Father Christmas can open our door.  The last thing the boys do before bed is to leave Father Christmas a mince pie and a drink on the plate that I made them
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