You can ask any Whitaker family member what day of the entire year is their favorite, and I can almost guarantee that everyone of them will say CHRISTMAS EVE!!! It's no secret that my mom throw's a VERY fun party at her house every year!
We start off the night with all the Whitaker Family (Including my Dad's extended family who all come out from Victorville area!) and also a variety of family friends as well gathering together to pig out on the biggest spread of food!
Then we move into my mom's Front Living Room (which all of a sudden feels very tiny when 60 people are huddled together in one room!) and we sing every Christmas song/carol at the top of our lungs while my mom plays away at the piano! Some years we want to sing EVERY LAST SONG in the book. Other years we pick a song per page and rush through the caroling so we can get to the THE PRESENTS!!!
Mason had a ball playing with all of his cousins and dancing and spinning round and round during the Christmas caroling. He's such a ham, and because he's the youngest, he's got EVERYONE'S attention! (and he knows it!!)
My family plays the Present Steeling game. Every year we try to find a $20-25 gift that is worthy of becoming the best present to be stolen. This year had no let downs! All the presents were good and there was A LOT of steeling to do!
The little kids take part in their own present exchange that involved NO STEELING. Steeling doesn't go over well with a bunch of little kids... lots of tears! lol...
Another fun tradition we have in our family is opening up just ONE present on Christmas Eve. We all know what this present is going to be... Christmas PJ's.. but it's still exciting and fun.
Here is Mason in his Christmas PJ's this year. His Shirt says.. "Dear Santa, It wasn't me!"
We felt that was appropriate for Mason this year... since he is TWO!
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CHRISTMAS EVE IS THE BEST DAY EVER!!
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