Holiday's are Jolly Days

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's came and went.  We had a great time, made some memories and played a LOT.

Halloween was spent trick-or-treating at the care centers by our house and then off to the Ward trunk-or-treat.  The kids got WAY too much candy, but they had a great time.  For weeks after Parker kept asking to go trick-or-treating.

Thanksgiving dinner we went to the Gonzalez's had a fun time, ate lots and played games. Then we did our traditional decorating Gingerbread houses at the Felt's.

Christmas was SO much fun.  The kids were so excited and we did a lot of activities throughout December to keep us busy.  We made candy trains, did our advent house everyday (we do a little something everyday to celebrate the season.  Most of the time it's something little like drink a cup of hot chocolate, but sometimes it is something big like going to a party or a fun outing), decorating cookies and making marshmallow snowflakes.  We played out in the snow, went to see the lights at Temple Square and visited the Grand America's window display.  Some of the kids favorite memories of Christmas were getting new light-up light-sabers and Jedi capes.  It's almost mid-January and they haven't set them down.  Rob and I were happy to spend some time together during the Christmas and New Year's break.  He didn't have work or school so we got his undivided attention for that week.

New Year's we rung in with the Morley's.  We celebrated by eating a BUNCH of great food, playing games and staying up until midnight.  Our new tradition however is to eat waffles at midnight and toast in the New Year with sparkling cider.  

Mrs. Thornell, Jackson's teacher at the school Parade

Superman in motion

Leaf time!

Buzz Lightyear getting ready to trick-or-treat

Glow stick wars- of course you have to store them in your pants

Snow time

Thanksgiving pies

Decorating Gingerbread houses

Family night at Planet Play

Little Angels?

Jackson in the Ward Christmas Program

Making Candy Trains

Christmas baking time- licking the beaters is the best part

New Legos for Christmas

Lights at Temple Square

Natural History Museum