Christmas

We had a great Christmas!! It wasn't big, we didn't get a ton of presents, but we had a great time being together as family. The kids sure loved the gifts that they did receive though.

Making Cookies

I decided to bake a whole bunch of sugar cookies for our neighbor gifts. They were Santa shaped, and I included frosting and other toppings so that our neighbors could decorate the cookies themselves. After I was done baking all the cookies, Alayna and Matthew decided that they wanted to make their own cookies using the leftover dough. They had so much fun doing this. Their cookies came out really well. They were very tasty.

Christmas Choir

The kids participated in their school's Christmas Choir this year. They practiced every Monday for 6 weeks for an hour and a half. It was a lot of work, and time, but it was so worth it. They performed tonight at the school for many parents.

Santa

Tonight we went to our Ward Christmas Party. It was a lot of fun! There was a ton of food, including a variety of desserts to choose from. While the kids were in line to see Santa, the adults played a game of Bingo. I won a small Care Bear's puzzle. Finally, after much waiting, the kids made it to Santa's lap.

Lots and Lots of Snow

We got over 8 inches of snow overnight. It was a pain to shovel the driveway, but the kids sure had fun playing in the yard.