A Visit To Santa

Adam and Tessa got to see someone special today! They were so excited and told him everything they had written on their lists. It was super cute to watch!

Reindeer Fun

Today we made reindeer cookies and reindeer pictures for Mommy School.

Tessa couldn't wait to taste her cookie!

Adam said Tessa's reindeer picture looked more like a moose.

Letters to Santa

Today during Mommy School we wrote our letters to Santa!

Apparently Tessa was confused about her behavior this year.

Tessa asked Santa for a pillow pet, a Cinderella doll, Dora, and Wonder Pets

Adam asked Santa for a fire truck, a game, a book, and a pillow pet

Ready for Santa!

Christmas Cheer

We have been having a lot of fun getting ready for Christmas! The kids are counting down the days with our Christmas chain and everyday Adam reminds Tessa that Santa is watching them!

The kids loved decorating the house for Christmas!

We always have cinnamon rolls and eggnog (I have hot chocolate) after we decorate

Adam found this Santa hat in our decorations last Monday, and he hasn't taken it off! He takes it off for baths and reluctantly took it off for church. He sleeps in it every night.

My family celebrates Father Christmas (it's a Germany thing...going back to our roots) on December 5th. Father Christmas leaves treats in your shoes on the night of the 5th. We take it a step further and that is when Christopher Pop-in-kins "pops in" and stays until Christmas Eve. He watches the kids for Santa. It's a great reminder for them to be good!

Last night for family home evening we went to see the Spanish Fork Lights. The kids loved it!

Merry Christmas!!!

Snowman Fun

This month for "Mommy School" we are having some holiday fun. This week we have been doing fun things with snowmen and today we made a fun snowman treat.

Snowman Ice Cream Treats

Tessa didn't feel the need to use a spoon

Charlotte's Web

We finally finished it this week! Several weeks ago I started reading Charlotte's Web to Adam and because of the move it took us longer than planned. Adam loved listening to the story and I loved reading it to him! It took me back to my childhood when my mom would read to us every morning before school. We have to decide what to read next!

Christmas Time Is Here!

Decorating for Christmas has always been a big deal for my family. We always decorated together when we were kids and now that most of us are grown and gone, we still come home to decorate for Christmas.

Adam and Tessa loved helping Pa decorate the tree. We always love seeing the tree after the kids have decorated it. The bottom is FULL of ornaments and the top is bare. Mom and Dad have to redecorate the tree after we leave.

Tessa said, "I did it!" after putting an ornament on the tree

Uncle Danny helped Adam put the star on top

Soon to be Aunt Amy was sweet enough to read Adam a Christmas book

Our favorite family tradition when decorating for Christmas has to do with our stockings. We all still hang our childhood stockings up at Mom and Dad's house. Years ago we started the tradition that when we pack our stockings away, we write down our favorite memories from the past year and goals for the upcoming year. We stick that paper in our stockings to read the next Christmas when we decorate. We are always excited to see what we wrote. That is something that we still do in our little family. It is always fun to remember things we have forgotten and see how well we did on our goals. Our tradition of doughnuts and hot chocolate is also a favorite!