I was so excited for Christmas Eve this year because Mom and Dad are home from their mission and we could do Christmas Eve at the Ranch! Christmas Eve anytime is my favorite evening of the year, and having it at the Ranch makes it all the more sweet. We got to enjoy delicious Mexican food for dinner! Mark cooked up his famous Mexican steak and chicken for the occasion. I find it funny that one of his signature dishes for family parties happens to be Mexican. I love how culturally diverse his tastes are.
After dinner we dressed up and headed down to the barn for the Nativity reenactment. Brian got to be Joseph this year and Timmy was a shepherd again.
Back up at the house we finished the reenactment with King Herod and the Three Wise Men. Uncle Richard was also back from a mission in Canada so we were graced with his rendition of King Herod again! It's never the same without Uncle Richard.
Since my parent's mission in Mexico we have added the tradition of a pinata on Christmas Eve. This was Brian and Timmy's favorite part.
It was a glorious night and even more fun with the kid's excitement for the next morning!
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