Our Christmas Eve In Matching Family Christmas Pajamas by Rachael Burgess

Christmas Eve At The Burgess Home

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Don’t worry. Currently I am happily enjoying Christmas with my family. I wrote this blog post last night after everyone was in bed and scheduled it. I just didn’t want to forget any of our Christmas Eve memories so I had to write them all down right away.

We started the morning with a shopping trip to get everything for Christmas breakfast. We never usually go shopping first thing in the morning, it turned out to be a really good idea. Zander thought it was still the middle of the night and slept through it all. Zoey was in a much better mood and didn’t cry about everything we couldn’t buy her. I think early morning shopping may be our new thing.

Our Christmas Eve In Matching Family Christmas Pajamas by Rachael Burgess

When we came home we made Christmas cookies for Santa. Zoey really wanted to make these red velvet/oreo/chocolate ganache bars that looked SO good. But I wanted to make something a little more healthy after everything unhealthy we had already bought for Christmas breakfast. I told her we didn’t have the ingredients for the Red Velvet bars and that we would have to go to Walmart to buy them (she hates Walmart). Then I said, so do you think we should make something different? She looked at me so sincerely and said, “We have eggs… We can make them with two eggs maybe?”

She was so sweet in the way she asked, like she really thought two eggs would make these delicious cookie bars. So I told her that would almost work, but we were just missing one ingredient that was at Walmart. Then I showed her a picture of some healthy cookies and asked if she wanted to make those and she said YES. Mom win!

Our Christmas Eve In Matching Family Christmas Pajamas by Rachael Burgess

So we made healthy cookies (recipe here, no sugar, butter or flour and they are delicious!). She was so excited to leave them out a long with a pile of carrots for the reindeers. She kept telling me that the carrots were for the reindeers, but sometimes bunnies eat them too.

Our Christmas Eve In Matching Family Christmas Pajamas by Rachael Burgess

After the cookies we went to a friends house for Christmas eve dinner. Zoey and their daughter had so much fun playing together! When we told her it was time to go she started bawling and her little friend who isn’t even three looked at me and said, “Why are you leaving!? Why are you taking my friend away?!?!” It was the cutest thing.

Our Christmas Eve In Matching Family Christmas Pajamas by Rachael Burgess

When we got home we each opened one gift, it is a family tradition from my family. The matching family Christmas PJ’s are another tradition! You should have seen Zoey’s face when I told her she got to open a gift early. She jumped up and down like a crazy person.

When we put her to bed I hid my phone and played sleigh bells on it. She was so convinced it was Santa Clause on the roof and went to bed without an argument. That was my favorite part of the day, seeing her eyes light up when she really believed Santa was on our roof.

Our Christmas Eve In Matching Family Christmas Pajamas by Rachael BurgessOur Christmas Eve In Matching Family Christmas Pajamas by Rachael Burgess

After she was asleep we snuck all the presents under the tree. I am dying to see her face in the morning when she comes down and sees her stocking and the tree. I remember how magical Christmas felt growing up and I want it to be just as exciting for her. Anyways I am SO tired and ready to go to bed. I just didn’t want to forget any part of this day. I am going to go leave some Santa footprints on the floor from the fireplace to the tree and get rid of some cookies and carrots!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

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Matching Family Christmas PJ’s: Mine, Kris’s, Zoey’s, Zander’s


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  1. Love the pjs, Rach, and the peek into your loving home. We really missed you at our celebration but we’re thrilled you had such a lovely one of your own. Does your mom have your mailing address? We want to send your gift ASAP. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did reading it.

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