December Joy

December was incredible! While we all had tons to get done, we enjoyed several fun things along the way. Audrey's class made gingerbread houses and I got to bring some icing and supervise the building of the houses. The houses are adorable, and Audrey loved it.

December was also a short dance recital for Audrey. She danced to "Chestnuts roasting on a open fire" and showed us their warm-ups and a few movements across the floor. She danced beautifully and it was fun to be part of her experience.

We got to visit Santa and put in our requests early this year.

As a family, we visiting the Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Musuem. Here we are playing as a family around the water table. We always love it here, but Carson was especially excited to show it to dad again.

Christmas Eve:

We acted out the nativity it was adorable seeing the kids participate in the story. Later that evening we made chocolate chip cookies so that we could leave some for santa. The kids helped Chad write a note to Santa discussing coal and whether or not they would get coal or toys. We had a magical evening.

Christmas Day:

Audrey had a hard time sleeping through the night and she woke up at 5:00 am. She patiently waited in her room until the designated time to come out. We had grandma and grandpa come spend the morning with us. We did our stockings first, then opened presents. Favorite toys were:

Kate's new table and chair set,

Carson's dino cave,

and Audrey's Easy Bake.

Later, we had Brett's family join us for Christmas dinner. The food was great and we had a blast. What a wonderful day!