Christmas eve is a special night and one of my very favorite nights of the year. I love our traditions and the excitement in the air with every minute that passes. We spent the day baking, bringing treats to our neighbors and enjoying Christmas music and movies. As amazing as the day is, the night is when the magic begins. We put on pajamas, made up our hot cocoa and hit the road searching for the most wonderful Christmas lights that we can find. By the time we arrived home it was time to read "Twas the Night Before Christmas and put out Christmas cookies for Santa and carrots for the reindeer and of corse we didn't forget to sprinkle reindeer food on the ground outside. The children eagerly went to bed with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads.
| Aliya left a note to Santa letting him know that we saw 208 houses with lights. |


