Christmas Eve

Rich wanted to do something fun for Rebecca on Christmas Eve so we headed over to the Discovery Museum for a bit before running some last-minute errands. I noted there was a higher than normal percentage of dads with kids (while moms were home prepping/relaxing) and Rich noted there was a higher than normal percentage of grandparents losing their grandchildren.

We opened two presents on Christmas Eve--

a cookie decorating kit we though might keep Rebecca busy so we could get a few things done (which worked)

and a Christmas movie we hoped would occupy Rebecca so we could get the living room a little more "picture ready." This distraction didn't work, though, and she followed us around, undoing any toy pickup attempts we made.

Before tub time we sprinkled our Reindeer food and magic dust on the ground to help Santa find our house. (Christmas morning Rebecca saw a squirrel eating it and asked, in all seriousness, if the squirrel would be able to fly. Rich replied that he didn't think so, but he was pretty sure it'd be pooping glitter for a while.)

Last, we set out cookies and milk for Santa, swiffered, and set out more cookies and milk.