Christmas 2016

Christmas came so fast this year. We had all my family in town for Thanksgiving, then we were off on our trip, and BAM! Christmas was here!

We tired to incorporate the "Light the World" initiative into our
celebration. This particular night we hung Christmas lights on my
mom's neighbor (who's husband was in the hospital) house.

Out to see the lights at Ethel M's Cactus Garden

Kids sleeping under the tree.

We went to Gilcrease Orchard for the first time as a family (the boys both have come here for field trips) for a Christmas wagon ride and to see Santa.

On Christmas Eve we had a special dinner and acted out the nativity followed by our tradition of giving gifts to Jesus. 

Christmas Day! The kids were so excited. They each got what they were asking for and they stayed busy playing with each other all day. I loved that Christmas was on a Sunday this year. We had a wonderful sacrament meeting and program with words form our bishopric and music from talented members of our ward both in solos, duets and in the choir; Kam sang in the choir.

Riley asked Santa for a Dolly.

Braden asked for a long board.

Carter asked for a beanbag chair.
He also go a kindle fire.

Riley got some craft supplies and was in heaven! She also
kept changing outfits when she opened something new.

A few days before Christmas I finally got around to taking pictures of the kids for our Christmas card (they are late this year.) We went out to dry lake in Boulder City to take them and it was so fun. The kids were not happy about having their picture taken but they didn't complain at all and instead were happy to cooperate so they could run around.