Christmas - Gingerbread House

The boys loved to make our gingerbread house.  I think they mostly like eating the candy while making it.  When the time came to finally throw away the gingerbread house I had to do it when Grant wasn't around because I think he would have kept it forever. 

(Yes, Lincoln has candy all over his face) 

Christmas - Jingle the Elf

We started a new tradition this Christmas year with the 'Elf on the Shelf."  The boys loved waking up in the morning trying to find Jingle our elf.  Jingle had lots of great hiding spots.  Grant was so sad to see Jingle go on Christmas day he kept asking where Jingle went.  Linc would get so excited when he spotted Jingle.  He would point to him and just start jabbering. 

The Wedding

One of my best friends, Dianne, got married December 17th. The boys and I flew to Utah for the special event. It was such a great weekend. The wedding was beautiful and Dianne looked amazing. Her and Bryce look so happy together and I think they are just perfect for each other. I got to meet Bryce while I was in Utah in May when Dianne had just started dating him. He seems like a great guy and Dianne is SOOOO happy with him.  Thanks for letting me be part of your special day!!!!






Lincoln was so crabby during the wedding. However, as soon as he heard the guitar play he couldn't be happier. He just sat there and watched and watched. Thankfully the guitar player didn't mind too much.

Santa

We took the boys to see Santa in Clarkdale the first Saturday of December.  Grant was so excited.  We got there early so we didn't have to wait too long but that didn't work out because Santa was about 30 min late.  The boys got to make ornaments, drink hot chocolate and eat cookies. 

Thanksgiving

This year we had Thanksgiving at our house.  Every year we rotate between my family and Mike's family.  It was my family's year so I convinced everybody (well minus a few) to come to Arizona to enjoy the warm weather.  It also helps that Travis lives down here and it is always us traveling to Utah for holidays. 

We had a completely full house but it was so much fun to have everybody here and together. 





   


Grant had a Thanksgiving feast at preschool and this is what I sent.  During the feast they had to list a few things that they were thankful for and Grant listed chickens.  I guess my turkey looked more like a chicken than a turkey to a 3 year old. 



Here is our table settings for our Thanksgiving dinner.  I should have snapped a picture before it was time to eat but I was busy in the kitchen making food and completely spaced it.