Christmas Eve

Bob took charge of our Christmas Eve dinner and prepared a delicious and 'pretty to look at' ham. The boys were excited about their special desserts: White Chocolate Raspberry Trifle and Dark Chocolate Raspberry torte.
After a nice Christmas Eve service at church, a wonderful dinner and fun family time, we ended Christmas Eve with the traditional reading of "It Was The Night Before Christmas." Last year, we received a new copy of this classic, and the book was outfitted with a small chip allowing recording of someone reading the book. So even though Tom/Pappy was back in Missouri, he read the book while Bob turned the pages. Two very excited boys headed to bed but not until they had a quick wrestle with Dad...