Our last of 9 Christmas seasons in this home was peaceful, fun, and great in every way. I love my house. It will be so hard to move next summer, but whenever we have done what we prayed and felt good about, we have been happy, so move we will.
Every year I vow not to send out Christmas cards, but always end up doing so. The children had a blast with our tree made of cards and even drew pictures of presents to put on the wall with it.
Meigo put up with the craziness and handled the bow we put around our neck by looking pathetic on the couch.
On Christmas Eve my parents and our wonderful neighbor, Marshon, whose husband had to work that night, came over. I am impressed with how well she is at picking out presents for my kids!
I love love love this picture of my parents with my children. Certainly going next year's calendar. (I make a calendar as a Christmas present to my parents every year. Tradition!)
Although not officially her first Christmas, we had to take a picture of baby girl (probably to be named Natalie) in front of the tree on Christmas Eve.
Danny loves getting new toys and Kaelah can be quite the artist. I was super impressed with the drawing of Santa's sleigh being pulled by reindeer. She wasn't looking at a picture or anything. She's a natural at a lot of things for someone who is only 5 years old!
Fancy Christmas Eve dinner. Michelle changed into the Rapunzel nightgown Grandma & Grandpa gave her right away. She had literally worn out the Rapunzel costume I bought her for Halloween.
My children told me Santa would bring snow with him on Christmas Eve and the snow came! They had so much fun sledding with Daddy! (Here they are being pulled in the sleds on the way to the hill down the street.) They are at such fun ages, the 3 of them. We are so blessed to have them in our family and for all of us to be so spoiled. So typical that something done to celebrate the Savior blesses us as well. (:
Meigo put up with the craziness and handled the bow we put around our neck by looking pathetic on the couch.
On Christmas Eve my parents and our wonderful neighbor, Marshon, whose husband had to work that night, came over. I am impressed with how well she is at picking out presents for my kids!
I love love love this picture of my parents with my children. Certainly going next year's calendar. (I make a calendar as a Christmas present to my parents every year. Tradition!)
The children got to make gingerbread houses at Grandma & Grandpa's and make lots of Christmas crafts, especially ornaments, at Discovery Days with Grandma and I. My guess is we added about 20 homemade ornaments to the tree this year. That's going to add up quick! Now I understand why some families have 2 trees. lol.
Danny loves getting new toys and Kaelah can be quite the artist. I was super impressed with the drawing of Santa's sleigh being pulled by reindeer. She wasn't looking at a picture or anything. She's a natural at a lot of things for someone who is only 5 years old!
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