Pre-Christmas Fun

We did so much during the month of December and I feel bad cramming it all into one post... but considering I have 300 pictures from Christmas and New Years to sort through... one post it will be.

Our tiniest santa's helper. We tried to find an elf costume to go with her cute little ears... but they don't seem to make those. This dress was actually Taycee's dress. Funny that my November baby and my June baby wore the same dress in the same month. :D

The kids wrote their letters to Santa for FHE one night and we went straight to the post office and mailed them off to Santa... (who is currently living in St George)

Kaden wanted to write his own letter this year. I had to take a picture so he could look back and remember it. So cute.

Translation..

Dear Santa,

I am a good boy. I want a lightening Mcqueen game and book. And a I-Pad with games.

Love,

Kaden

Yes he asked for an I-Pad. In fact any time anyone asked him what he wanted throughout the month he immediately said, and I-Pad with zombies on it. I tried telling him Santa didn't have enough money to get kids I-Pads and he told me "mom... Santa is magic... he can do whatever he wants" Boy oh boy do I wish that were true.

Taycee's requests were just as impossible...

A Kitty? yeah right. Doesn't that child know her mommy is deathly allergic to cats? Santa played dumb and got a fake kitty :D

The kids saw Santa a couple of times. It didn't matter where we were or how hard we tried to talk Taycee into it, there was nothing on this earth that could convince her to get anywhere near that strange man covered in white hair. He called on the phone once and she wouldn't even talk to him. Oh well... maybe next year.

Kaden on the other hand would rush up and give him a huge hug, then commence telling him every thing he could think of asking for.

We made a surprise visit to St George. Addison got some much missed snuggle time with grandpa next to the Christmas Tree.

The kids made a gingerbread train with grandma and grandpa.

We went to Christmas Village in Ogden with Chris and the Young Men in our ward for a youth activity. We bundled everyone as best we could before heading out into the 20 degree night.

Even in all her layers and blankies Addison still had a red little nose.

The kids loved looking into all the houses and seeing the displays.

The kids were hugging to keep warm :)

Poor little red nose.

we lasted approximately 20 minutes before we were all frozen to the bone and rushing back to the car to thaw out. But for that 20 minutes the kids sure did have fun.