christmas eve

we made the trek down to reno for christmas and the drive was really not bad! we drove through the night and beckett slept over 11 hours of the 13 hour drive. not too shabby. we got in on monday morning and were able to just hang out until christmas eve. 

we started the evening by baking some chocolate chip cookies to leave out for santa later in the evening.

then we went over to matt's aunt elaine and uncle peter's house for a christmas eve dinner. there was a lot of people there! and we had yummy homemade macaroni and cheese. i took zero pictures. i'm lying. i took like two. beckett with his second cousin, anika (naomi and ted's baby girl). she is too cute and we were very excited to meet her. beckett thought she was "very sweetie". also, i took a picture of beckett and his twinsie shirt friend, uncle zac. beckett is eating a delicious homemade sweet potato chip... made by chef matt pennebaker.

then we went back to yiayia and papou's house to open two christmas eve presents... christmas jammies and a new christmas book, twas the night before christmas. do you like papou, uncle sean, and uncle james in their christmas jammies? they are so cool. 

then papou read the night before christmas. well... that's just an adorable tradition to start. 

last, but surely not least... we set out milk and cookies for santa! and carrots for the reindeer of course. 

in our christmas jammies and ready for bed! can't wait for santa to visit!