'Twas the night before Christmas

 "It comes every year and will go on forever. And along with Christmas belong the keepsakes and the customs. Those humble, everyday things a mother clings to, and ponders, like Mary in the secret spaces of her heart.” ~ Marjorie Holmes

 Elijah and Ethan slept out in the living room in the lights of the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.
Their daddy slept out there too. Me? I snuck back to my comfortable bed once they fell asleep. ;)

Lest those angelic faces fool you into thinking everything was peaceful and quiet that evening...