Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Last night we had a special Family Home Evening about the birth of the Savior. As part of that, we watched the Nativity video and discussed Jesus' mission and how that affects each of us. As part of our tradition, everyone got to open one present-- a new pair of pajamas.

Christmas morning didn't start too early this year. Everyone, including Avonlea, was up by 7:30 and we all had fun opening gifts, playing, and spending time together. Breakfast was our traditional Pillsbury Cinnamon rolls.

Sledding and Snow

On Christmas Eve day, we took the family (and a couple of neighbor kids) to Buttermilk Creek Park to go sledding. This year, everyone had fun and there were no injuries. The sledding was fun and not too fast, since there was about six inches of freshly fallen snow covering everything.

I also attached some pictures of all of the snow in our front yard. We have gotten almost three feet of snow in the month of December. We are supposed to get 2-3 more inches tonight before it warms into the 30s for Friday and Saturday, which should help to melt some of the snow. That will be good because we are starting to run out of room to put the snow.

Mid December

We have been quite busy these past few weeks. The kids were busy with school and other activities, Jeni was busy getting the home ready for the holidays as well as helping out some friends with baby sitting, and Dave had his sales meetings at work. We did pause for a few moments to recognize Jeni's birthday and to set up the Christmas tree. Here are a few pictures we wanted to share.

Life will continue to be busy for us over the next few weeks. Preparing to celebrate Christmas, Mya's school play, and the kids' school vacation will keep life interesting around here.