Christmas Eve Tradition

I love our neighborhood Christmas Eve tradition of making sack lunches (over 500) and scarves and going to downtown Las Vegas and handing them out to the homeless. I think this is our 7th year.
It has truly become the highlight of the Christmas season for all of us.

Some of the dads trying to map out where we would go...

Kate and Lauren are getting so big! And sweet angel Keri, who started this tradition 7 years ago.

One of the sweetest experiences of this special tradition was when we met Enrique, an adorable little boy whose biggest wish for Christmas was to get a little toy car. He and his mother were living in a shelter nearby. Jennie asked her kids to each pick out some toys from home that they would be willing to share, just in case we saw some kids. When we saw Enrique, the kids were so excited... Jennie knelt down beside him and spoke to him in Spanish and they handed him some toys. He was so excited, and when she pulled out a little toy car, the joy on his face was so genuine and filled with such happiness, it brought us all to tears. Taylor and Kate also found 4 little girls that they were able to give warm coats and some dolls to.
I really don't think any of us will ever forget the feelings we felt or the memories made
as we shared some of the real meaning of Christmas on this special Christmas Eve.
Keri gave us all a quote several years ago when this tradition began...
"We do not remember days...we remember moments."
Cesare Pavese