Merry Christmas all. I love this season so much. All the busyness just adds to the charm of it all. We love to choose a family in the neighborhood to bring the 12 days of Christmas to. We love being together and running around to the many different things that remind us that we are alive and well and that we can do special things to make people feel the Light of Christ. We are happy and busy at this time but we just try to enjoy each other as a family.
Natalie and Carley made sute little reindeer antlers.
The kids exchange names and buy gifts for each other.
On little Christmas we all give each other a little gift to start off the season of giving.
Our family after opening little Christmas gifts.
The Christmas countdown.
Natalie made a pretty wreath at a RS outing that the youth was invited to.
Our little angel. She wanted to be a roof angel this year...but everything worked out great. The second night there was too much rain and the roof angels had to stand on the ground. :)
Natalie is the one on the left on the top box.
The annual Nativity Pagent
Our youth went caroling to a non-member's home. They invited us in for hot chocolate and donuts. All of us.
The youth got to sing a song for everyone.
Ward Christmas party nativity. Carley is a shepherd.
The Nutcracker
We were able to go with some friends and their daughters to the Nutcracker. It is a fun tradition that we do together as just girls.
The reinactment of the Nutcracker (by Nat and Carley).
(pay no attention to the painting signs table in the back ground this is one of my busiest seasons)
The kids look forward to the hot chocolate and donuts while caroling at the Oval.
We were able to go to the caroling at the oval with the community. What a lovely night.
Throwing out the reindeer food when we got home.
Lots of presents to unwrap.
Opened Christmas Eve PJs and watched White Christmas. So great...
The kids woke Kevin and I up at 7am. Waiting around the corner...
Santa ate the sugar cookies and egg nog left for him.
Creeping in to see what Santa got them.
All my kids gave me scarfs and I got the Shark steamer and a new lap top (for an early anniversary gift)
Brooke got clothes and the Sims game. She is definitely a teenager.
Lots of clothes...they don't want much more than that.
Drums...finally he got what he has been asking for for 3 years. He is in heaven. He is taking drum lessons and is very good.
Carley is such a princess. She got the Liv dolls that she wanted as well as the Fancy Nancy ballet studio from grandma. She is very easy to please. We then met later at our friend's home to have a beautiful Christmas dinner and play games. Oh how I love Christmas.
2 comments:
I didn't know you got the shark steamer. I have been wanting to get that. So is the sound of the drums quiet enough when you are upstairs. Hopefully he isn't too crazy with them.
Oh Kelly, you are making me homesick for NH and you guys!!!!! I miss the Merrimack ward, the nativity pageant, the oval, etc. I love the small town feel of Milford and all of New England! I MISS YOU GUYS TONS AND TONS and you look beautiful in all of these pictures. You are a babe.
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