Christmas Festivities

I love Christmastime and all the fun activities that are going on. Here are a couple of things that we have been up to the last couple of weeks.

We went and cut down our tree. This is a tradition that we do every year. The snow was so deep that Logan had to crawl on his knees to stay on top. He did an awesome job. McCray got to pick out his own tree for his room.

The boys and I made sugar cookies. It was really messy, but really fun and the finished product was really delicious. Just what we had been craving.

We also have a tradition of going over to Grandma and Grandpa Larsen's house and making gingerbread houses. This is the one that Logan and I made. Cahl was supposed to help us, but his attention span was about 2 minutes and then he wanted to go and play.

Jordan, McCray and Kella made this gingerbread barn. It is really awesome. It comes complete with horses and a fishing pond. McCray helped out as much as he could, then he wanted to go play.

I love this time of year and it just gets better with each passing year. I treasure every memory that I have with family and can't wait for more to come!!

Santa Comes to Sanford

Every year the town of Sanford has a fun Christmas tradition of lighting the lights in the town park. They sometimes have kids from the elementary choir sing and have a slide show of Christ. It is a fun tradition that we have started going to. We like to play and have hot chocolate with our friends. Then Santa comes to visit courtesy of the Sanford Fire Dept. The kids then get to sit on his lap and get some goodies from him.

This year they handed out jingle bells to the kids and they got to ring them to let Santa know that they were ready for him to come. McCray rang his for about a minute and then went and wrestled with his friends.
We were really excited to have Chera down this year. Cahl and Chera ringing the bell for Santa to come.

Cahl told Santa that he just wanted a toy. No specifications, just a toy. Good luck Santa. I was suprised that he didn't cry. He just sat right down and told Santa what he wanted and then wanted his goodies.

McCray told Santa that he wanted a bronco toy horse and that he had been a really good boy. It was really cold this year, but fun. Logan unfortunately was out on the truck, so we missed him. But now the countdown begins until Christmas.

Happy Turkey Day!!

This year for Thanksgiving we went out to Utah for a couple of days. We had a DELICIOUS dinner at my Mom's. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love the focus on being together as a family and being thankful for all that we have. Our family is truly blessed!!
Cahl enjoying dinner with Aunt Jenn-Jenn. The boys loved this dinner, especially the mashed potoatoes and green bean casserole!!

Cahl, Makaylee, McCray and Noah all loved playing together. This was taken after the disappointing U game. They were playing Makaylee's Webkins. We are grateful for cousins and that we were able to spend lots of time with them. McCray and Makaylee were inseperable.