Polar Express

Thank you, Grammi and Papa, for giving us the train ride of a lifetime!  We LOVE the Polar Express movie, and it was so much fun for our kids to wear their Christmas jammies, eat cookies and milk, sing Christmas songs, meet elves, and even pick up Santa at the North Pole!!!  Each child also got a candy cane and their very own magical bell!  Daniel was especially excited about the bell!

Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam!

I have had the true blessing of being the Sunbeam teacher in my ward for the past 8 or 9 months.  Those kids are so amazing!  Of course, things could get pretty crazy with 7-8 kids and one lone teacher (thanks to Lauren and Michalle for the times you came to help!), but it was just such a blast.  I am really going to miss those sweet kids when I get a new, older class in 2 weeks.  Yesterday I was able to capture a rare moment: they were all holding still!  (Bummer to miss Brandon--he doesn't always want to get in costumes or pictures.)  LOVE these kids!!!

Last week we made cards for Santa, Mrs. Clause, and the elves.  We decided to go see Santa and deliver them in person.  Steven was super excited, but Rebecca just wanted to watch from afar.  We were not allowed to take pictures inside of Santas house, but we got a couple good ones outside. 

  Oh, and, while we waited to see the big man, it snowed!!!  What fun!

 We loved getting to watch the fountains dance and ride a trolley, too.  Christmas is the best for fun (free) family outings!!!  Ho, ho, ho!

Manly Stuff

Ever since being called to the scouts with our friend Jeff, Adam has wanted to learn and do all the cool outdoor stuff Jeff does: hunting with a bow and arrow, catching hawks and falcons, hunting in general...  Today one of his wishes came true.  Pretty awesome, huh?!  (Rebecca saw this picture and said, "Oh, cute!")