Christmas

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Decorating our Christmas tree...

Popcorn and hot chocolate for snacks ...

The end result. Don't judge. I had forgotten that I threw away the majority of our Christmas ornaments last year after Christmas, which was a little disappointing for the kids. What's more sad though, is that I never took the time, nor did I really want to spend the money, to get new ones. So this is about as good as it got for the holiday season.

One Family Home Evening we jumped on the Aker's Train for a ride through Dovewood Court to see the Christmas lights ...

Chris was there too!

I was giving Marley a little trim ... who couldn't resist taking a picture of that body!

Ready for church ... Christmas Sunday.

For Family Home Evening we had the family over to decorate cookies ... the kids rotated between playing and decorating...

The guys just snagged Carl's Jr. and watched a movie.

Santa paid the kids a visit!

I had fun this year making the kids Christmas pajamas that we let them open on Christmas Eve.

Ready for bed!

We had a secret santa this year (Jake and Emily). It was so much fun for the kids. There was so much anticipation waiting for that knock every night. Chris and I had a blast playing stake-out, trying to figure out who it was. Anyway ... here are the notes left for us with the goodies. We taped them to the kids bedroom door.

Christmas morning! Ready to run through "the wall."

Working away on his Pirate Lego ship.

Guitar Hero was quite a hit!

Over to my parents house for brunch and more presents.

The apron I made for Jenn.

No this isn't Christmas morning. It's Christmas evening, and yes she is still in her pajamas. But isn't it cute how she's playing with her dishes and food!

A man in my fathers ward (sitting behind us) landscapes Kevin Martin's yards. K-Mart was generous to give him 20 tickets, and so we got to go!

The End.