After wrapping up a nice afternoon and evening in Fremont, it was time to head home for our own Christmas Eve traditions, such as:
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| Spreading reindeer food outside - this mixture of oats and glitter is mysteriously mailed to us directly from the North Pole each winter |
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| ...and leaving out milk and cookies for Santa. Megan and I were well prepared this year and baked him a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies on the 22nd, leaving us ample time to sample them [over and over] and ensure they were up to Santa's standards. |
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| One final touch... |
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| All set! |
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| For whatever reason these little hypocrites insist Santa have something healthy with his cookies |
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| And after the kids went to bed, certain little elves had some last minute projects to finish |
Santa did not disappoint!
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| he came! |
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| ...and he left all of this! |
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| The first thing we check after we come downstairs on Christmas morning is the cookies. They were both pleased to see the treats had been demolished. |
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| And their pillow chums arrived! |
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| Opening Santa gifts |
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| She pegged this gift as the American Girl doll she wanted first thing |
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| ...and this one just stayed busy opening her pile |
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| After ceremoniously saving this one for last, she was pleased to discover Santa did, in fact, bring her Saige, the 2013 American Girl of the Year. Welcome to the family, Saige! |
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| ...still opening |
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| Santa didn't forget Lacey - apparently his criterion for Naughty vs. Nice are pretty generous... |
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| Yeah, I'd say they had a good Christmas... |
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