After a fun Christmas Eve morning in Hickory, we headed back to Durham to spend some time with the Young side of the fam. We took advantage of the crisp cool weather by cranking up the fire pit in the backyard! My dad brought several bins of wood scraps from his dad's old woodshop, so we had lots of fuel.
It took Arlo about 5 seconds to climb into the wood bins. Shocker! He enjoyed pulling out pieces and handing them to the fire tenders.
Aunt Allie and Grandpa chilling by the fire.
Grandma and Arlo in his box of toys, aka wood scraps. (Everything is a toy to this child.)
The rascals.
We sat outside catching up for a long time til it got dark and cold!
The only thing we were missing was some marshmallows!
After we went inside and got all warmed up, Grandpa was in charge of bedtime stories.
The book of choice on Christmas Eve? The classic read, "Can You Make Santa Giggle?" A big hit at our house. :)
And in case you're wondering, YES, he can make Santa giggle. Often! And loudly!
I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas Eves as much as we did. We are so looking forward to years of setting out cookies for Santa and carrots for his reindeer, then popping a bottle of bubbly (a Helms family tradition!) and wrapping presents all night long!
-Katie
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