Getting Ready for Christmas

It started to get colder and we got ready for the holidays! We got a little snow at home...

But we knew we'd get lots more at the cabin.

The kindergarteners put on a great show for parents!

And Violet and Ginger performed a duet for the Christmas ice skating recital! They were so cute. Their song was "We are Santa's Elves" from Rudolph. Our parents and even Kami and Brad came to see them skate.

Violet and Ginger were also part of the ward's Christmas play this year. I chuckled when Violet swatted "Joseph's" hand when he started playing with the straw in the manger.

We went to see the lights at Pioneer Park on the other side of town.

Ivy was feeling a little cold, but she still had a fun time.

Christmas cookies are always a fun tradition!

During Christmas break I took the kids to Provo Beach Resort to kill some time. We spent the second week of the break at the cabin so I had to actually plan some stuff for the first week so we didn't go nuts.

 And of course we have the usual every day fun at our house. Jaxon hit the braces milestone! I'm excited to see the results in a few years. His teeth are pretty crazy.

I love how Jaxon's always been so sweet playing with his younger siblings. He's very patient.

Talmage loves this zebra at the library.

Wednesday is garbage day! Quite the event for these two. Ivy loves to watch and see if the garbage can tips backwards when released from the truck. Talmage just likes the truck.

And sadly, another milestone for Jaxon. This was his last day in Primary. He was ready, for sure. But I'm not sure I was! I remember when he was the only kid in nursery, eating his goldfish crackers at the table with his teacher. And now my last little boy is in nursery. For two weeks we had all our kids in primary! Sniff, sniff! But it's been great having him in Hombres Jovenes with Travis. He's really enjoyed it so far. New adventures, right?