Our Christmas Eve was really anything but normal. With us avoiding crowds of any sort we decided to venture out and see the Christmas lights. It was sprinkling rain so we decided driving thru the lights in Layton would be the best option. We had brought Krissy's Minky blanket we had bought her for Christmas so we swung by and unfortunately they weren't home. Matt called Chris and he said they were just picking up dinner and would be home soon so we headed for the lights. The rain stopped and when we got to the lights it was to bright to see the lights well. As we drove thru the lights I noticed a nearby playground so we stopped there and let the girls play. I think they have really missed having a yard and a play space. It was a little on the chilly side so Matt and I sat in the car with Liam and discussed house plans. Liam loved playing with all of the buttons in the car and the steering wheel. After about 30 minutes it was getting dark and Chris had text and said they were home now so we loaded up and headed for their house. First we drove thru the lights a couple more times now that we could actually see them.
Matt and I decided it would be ok for all of us to go in for a bit so we unloaded everyone and headed inside. Chris and Krissy were so nice and excited that we had all come and we settled in and visited while the kids played. The girls played so cute with Eden and Van. Liam loved a change of scenery and watching the kids play and dance. It was nice to stop thinking about all the medical stuff for a while and just enjoy the time. After about and hour the kids were getting hungry so we loaded up and headed to get food. Our plan was to get take out Chinese and go home to open our Christmas Eve pjs, have a picnic, and watch a movie. Well our plan didn't go well when we called to order our Chinese they said it was a 45-50 minute wait. We were starving and decided that wasn't an option. So we decided to head to Riverdale and see what was open. Chili's was open so we called in a take out order and had 25 minutes to kill but everything was closed and we were still starving. We drove over to McDonalds and ordered yogurt parfaits and french fries until our "real" food was done. It was memorable if nothing else. After eating our snack we went to pick up our food and headed home. The girls were so excited to finally get to open a present. We ate our food and got everyone in the tub and in their new pjs. But because of our detour it was late and everyone was tired.
So after a few pictures, checking the Santa tracker, and setting out milk and cookies we were all off to bed.
Happy Christmas Eve!!
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