Christmas eve and the tree was decorated and full of presents BEFORE Santa even arrived.

The nutcrackers are on displayed on the fireplace to add to the festive decorations. Terri and Andy buy the girls a nutcracker every year so the collection continues to grow.

We took a few Christmas eve photos before dinner. Once everyone sits down to dinner, it is hard to get everyone in a photo.

We enjoyed a Christmas eve dinner with Mimi, Papa, Grandma, Grandpa and Terri. We had soup with appetizers. The most important appetizer is the brie cheese. Brie cheese is very expensive in Shanghai. Both of the girls love it so it is a nice treat.

Eleri drew the photo of Santa. Emersyn wrote the note. Notice they have been VERY good!