We had a great Christmas this year, but it sure went fast. We couldn't find the Christmas tree till the first week in December which is late for us, so maybe that's why it seemed so short. We started out December by making snowflakes:
Got a beautiful frosty, foggy day:
The kids got to do the daily advent calendar:
And decorated the house:
Grace and I made neighborhood treats - dozens of peanut butter blossoms, and peppermint snowballs and pounds of cinnamon almonds and we all took them around that night. We also made gingerbread houses at my moms house - see them in the background?
We had a lunch with the Bybees down in Springville then a dinner at my moms in Provo Christmas Eve. Then came the big night. The kids might get almost as excited about opening "jaminas" on Christmas Eve than presents the next day. Grace's usual jamina-to-the-face picture:
Collin was thrilled about his Paul Frank jaminas too.
They are getting SO big!
Collins usual Lego face picture:
And Midge with an armful of little stuffed animals.
We had a breakfast with Bybees again - I don't know why I didn't take any pictures! And then a dinner at our house that night. I love having this here because it gives us an excuse to have to get our Christmas mess cleaned up, AND to have everyone over again!! We missed that!