Christmas is the best time of year and it always goes by way too fast! It was a little different this year but there was still reason to celebrate. And it was nice getting to spend Christmas with my family this time. I didn't do much at the beginning of the month, but we crammed in a lot of fun later. We went to the Festival of Lights in Spanish Fork...
We decorated gingerbread houses and gingerbread men
Christiana and David came by to visit me and we gave David his first experience at decorating gingerbread men..but he didn't even taste it (he missed out! :)
I took the kids to Temple Square. They loved the lights and wanted to take a picture next to every bush and tree. So cute!
Opened lots of presents before church
Keira and Thomas got a plethora of presents from everyone! Santa did good...again! :)
Keira got lots of princesses
I made Thomas a magician's cape to go with his hat and wand he got for his birthday
A doll house for all her princesses and little family figures
Iron man helmet (he actually wanted a darth vador one but I didn't find one. But Mike did, so now he has both is is well taken care of :)
And we made sure to act out the Nativity in which we drew names for characters. I don't remember it being quite so stressful to get everyone to want to do it. (I've missed out the last several years on this.) Maybe next time we will just read it or watch it. Thomas and Keira seemed to enjoy dressing up as the wise men, though.
All in all, it was a good Christmas season. Full of fun activities, a wonderful family, lots of treats to give and receive, good stories to read, and most of all, the remembrance of our Savior's birth and His life. I am so grateful for Him and His love for me!
Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas as well!