Christmas Eve - The Party!

Mirror Mirror on the wall, I am my mother after all ....

Christmas Eve growing up always meant a big party with soup in bread bowls, a pinata, and depending on the year we would end by singing Christmas carols. This year our tradition pretty well matched that, except in paper plates :)

Our good friends Bonnie and Kurt Anderson and the Snedaker Family joined us for our Christmas Eve festivities.  After a great dinner, it was time for the pinata.  Jaron and Paul were responsible for picking the pinata and candy this year - so we had Pepe the Donkey....we later learned it was actually Pepe the Llama :)

Here is the before shots of the crew:

We started the beatings with the youngest - Emery.  He really gave that Llama a beating: 

 

 Jaron, then Cavin....

 One piece of candy fell out, so this is the the crew waiting (not very patiently) in anticipation

 

  Mackenzie and Sadie were our girls in the crowd - very adorable:

 

 

Then our strong boys went at it - Jack and then Owen:

 

Each of the adults got a chance as well - Bonnie, Kurt, Angie, me, and Brandon: 

  

  

 

Paul got to be the Llama holder.  He had a really great time, but had felt like he bonded so he didn't want to get any hits in. 

The pinata lasted a few rounds.  Then we spent some time around the piano singing carols.  The older kids showed us what they learned at School - I apologize that the voice you hear the loudest is mine :)

It was a great party, and the perfect way to set up an amazing holiday!