The girls have been counting down the days until Christmas since Thanksgiving was over. So needless to say, the excitement has been building leading up to Christmas. With cookie baking, shopping, present wrapping and a weekend of Christmas celebrations already under our belts, the girls were anxious for Santa’s arrival! Finally, the time was here and everyone was excited!

Enjoying the candle-lit service:

Some of our favorite photos from the Christmas Eve preparations for Santa:

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After all the excitement from Christmas Eve and preparing for Santa’s arrival, nobody got to sleep very early. But that didn’t stop the girls from getting up early this morning!

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For more pictures, check out our Christmas 2011 album on Flickr.

Happy holidays from our family to yours!