More Holiday Fun

Family Party

We had our family Christmas party on Friday night. It is always fun to get together and hang out. Ben said the prayer before dinner. It was one of the highlights of the night for me. Among other things, he prayed that everyone would feel welcome in our house and that we could make special memories together and that we could remember the true meaning of Christmas. It was pretty sweet. I love that boy and I love that he can still surprise me every once in a while.

Another highlight was watching Abby be Mary in our little nativity play. She pulled the funniest faces and getting the baby Jesus out of her little shawl just might have been more complicated than actual labor. It was hilarious.

My kids sure love their cousins. I hope they will always be such good friends.



Dance Recital

The girls had their winter dance recital Saturday night. It was their second performance in two weeks. (They did a scaled down version at our local retirement center the week before.) I was a little afraid that Abby would get stage fright when she looked out at all those people watching her. She did better during the rehearsal than during the show, but overall she seemed just fine with being up there. All three girls did a great job.


Pajama Parties

Both Emily and Elise had pajama parties in their classes yesterday. Emily’s class made gingerbread houses, so I took the girls over to help. There wasn’t really much for the parent volunteers to do. Mostly I just sat and watched the kids decorate their houses. It made Emily feel loved and kept Elise and Abby entertained for the morning, so it wasn’t a complete waste of time.


K-1 Lunch

Kaylynn’s family is here from Canada for the holidays. She was nice and squeezed a little crew time into her busy schedule. Cyd picked me up and we met up with Kaylynn and Hil (and their girls) in Logan for a little birthday lunch yesterday afternoon. I know I’ve said it before, but I feel blessed to have such quality friends. When I got home, Nate asked what we had talked about. Only 179 things. It was fabulous. It totally recharges my batteries to hang out with friends.


Christmas Cards

The kids took a treat to all of their teachers for Christmas. I had them each make a little card to go with it. The girls stuck with the typical “Thanks for being a great teacher. Merry Christmas.” Ben, on the other hand, was very specific in his thanks. It totally cracked me up to read his cards. I’m sure his teachers got a big kick out of them.




He even spent a lot of time coloring the cover of each card. For a boy that HATES art, it was nice to see him follow his sisters’ lead and put some effort into making them look nice.