Christmas is here!

The moment is finally here! Christmas morning- Jesus is born and Santa has arrived. So exciting! Bennett got the Christmas train he had been asking for, and we surprised them with a summer trip to Disney World.

After celebrating as a family, we headed to Mimi and Papa's to continue to festivities.

Another wonderful Christmas together!

Celebrating Jesus' Birthday

Christmas Eve is such a special night for us! We dress up in our very best to celebrate Jesus' birthday and go to evening mass.

Then we invite family back to our house to enjoy good food and fun times.

Papa reads The Night Before Christmas

Then, once everyone leaves, we prepare for Christmas Day-

Cookies and Milk

Reindeer Food

We are ready!

Sisters' Christmas

Another budding tradition is getting together with our sisters to celebrate Christmas. With ALL of our kids, it is a full house!

We treasure any time that we can spend together.

Costanzo Christmas 2014

We had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas with our family in Toledo. Looking back, it's hard to believe how much everyone has grown! Jordan is now a Junior in college, and all of the kids are in school (preschool for Bennett). Our get-togethers are much quieter than they used to be!

Gift giving is still a favorite. Beanbags and legos were the big gift this year.

But nothing tops the quality time we get to spend together!

Christmas Spirit

We prepare for Christmas in many different ways each year. We usually try to make the lights at the zoo.

We go and pick out our Christmas tree together.

Then we decorate it.

Bennett had his very first preschool holiday program.

We visited with Santa and Mrs. Clause.

It's safe to say that we are in the Christmas spirit!