a reindeer family fun night

Carter has been super obsessed with Rudolph this Christmas season.  So, we had a little reindeer family fun night!

We created a couple of reindeer art projects.

Then, we made some yummy reindeer cookies!

You can't have a reindeer party without reindeer games.  Right?

Our family fun night concluded with snuggles and watching Rudolph!!!

Here are the links to some of our activities...

Reindeer Portrait

Christmas Headbands Game

Don't Eat...! Game

this Christmas (cont'd)...

Mimi, the kiddos, and I went to our church Christmas program and they sang some of very favorite songs!!!

We decorated cookies with sweet friends.

He got an early gift...Rudolph!  The new love of his life!!!

We were SUPER excited that Christmas break had arrived at last!!!

We had a late night dinner with Mimi and Poppa!

One morning, I woke up to this!!!  What is happening in this place???

Grace mailed a letter to Santa while we were doing some last minute Christmas shopping. 

And, she worked very hard wrapping her Christmas gifts for everyone!  She didn't want any help because she wanted to make sure everyone knew it was from her.  Love her!!!

Christmas, we are almost ready for you!!!

Carter's First Program

Carter had his very first program this Christmas!  His Sunday School teachers have been practicing with them for weeks and weeks and this Sunday, they sang in big church!

It was, of course, hilarious!!!  Three and four year olds on stage with microphones!!!  One escaped, one rocked out, one was voguing, and surprisingly, Carter did exactly what he was supposed to do!  We are super proud of our CarterMan!!!

♫ the little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head ♪♫ ♪

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me..."

{Matthew 19:14}

our christmas lamb

This year, in our church's children's christmas program, Grace was a lamb.

 She did a great job singing about our Savior's birth!

All creation, come praise the name of the LORD.  Praise his name alone.  The glory of God is greater than heaven and earth.

{Psalm 148:13}

this Christmas...

we've spent too much time here

we completed our operation christmas child mission

carter fell in love...

...with this "cute little fella"

and it was love at first sight for this girl

candy cane night at awana was EXCITING

we froze our boo-tays off at this fun christmas parade...brrr

lots of christmas movies have been watched and lots of christmas cookies have been eaten

we journeyed to bethlehem

we've also eaten a lot of pizza

especially, when kids eat free

how's your christmas going?

crazy?

busy?

fun?

all of the above?