Christmas Festivities this week

Last night we went up to Mom's ward christmas Party. They had a potluck dinner and then Kareoke. The kids and I sang "The Chimpmunk Song". They had a nativity program and then Santa showed up. Noah of coarse went and gave him his wish list. The girls at first were gung-ho but then chickend out. Then Amelia was standing with me holding 2 cookies in her hand. She had licked on one and taken a bite out of the other but decided that Santa needed a cookie so she hopped up on stage before I knew it and walked over and gave him a cookie and hopped right back down. That was as close as she wanted to get. Then as I was packing up our stuff to get ready to go home I turned around and She was up on his lap. I scrambled for my camera and got a good picture. Apparently she found some courage when no one was looking. Eve still was not going to be coersed into going. She likes santa from a distance. Ashley my sister sang a great version of "Rockin around the Christmas Tree" so there are some pics of her too. It was nice to see some familar friends and visit. We got home around 10 o'clock and all fell asleep in about 5 seconds.

















This was our Trip to the Huntsville Botanical Gardens' Galaxy of Lights. We did it for FHE. We really enjoyed the ride and time together. The kids LOVED the lights. We did have to pull off the driving "trail" and find a restroom for Eve. After that everyone else had to go so we had the potty break and then finished the drive through all the lights. Ethan got cranky by the end. It had been a long day. That was the same day of Noah's stitches. We will probably make this a family tradition. Going to see the lights that is...not Noah's lip escapade. : )Noah Also had a little Christmas program at school This past Thursday morning. Chris, Me and kids all went down to listen to the sing a long. It only lasted about 30 minutes but was cute.