Bunko

I hosted our Bunko Christmas party. It was the first time all year that we didn't have to get a sub! We had a lot of fun eating dinner, playing Bunko, and doing a "favorite things" exchange.

Fancy Nancy Party

Brooklyn was invited to a Fancy Nancy party the other day. It wasn't until 3 days after the party that I happened to see a Fancy Nancy book at the store. I had no idea the party was based on a book. Brooklyn had fun getting all dressed up with tons of curls in her hair.

Ward Christmas Party

We had a lot of fun at the ward Christmas party. My sister and I made Jello Jigglers and they were a hit!



And of course, Santa came!!! We got to be first in line since I was playing the piano while everyone sang Christmas songs. Brayden hopped right up and started telling Santa what he wanted for Christmas. Brooklyn wouldn't even go close...she just hung onto Josh screaming.

Brooklyn would have had this reaction if I handed her to anyone, so I'm not sure if she was really scared of Santa, or just mad I gave her to someone else.

And this is by far my favorite Santa photo we've ever taken. Brayden loved every minute of it. The girls...not so much.

After the kids were done with Santa, he sang Silent Night while Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus came walking in. It was a great evening!

Woops!

After we all went shopping one evening we came home and I wasn't feel too great. I ended up getting some 24 hour bug that seems to be going around. Luckily, no body else caught it. Josh was able to do a lot of his work at home in the morning so he watched the kids. And thank heavens my sister lives in the basement because she pretty much took care of the kids all day long. I don't know how I would've been able to do it without her. At one point I heard a small crash and knew that the box of Cheerios I had put back in a very unstable spot had fallen and spread all over the floor. My sister, a girl after my own heart, grabbed my camera instead of a broom. The kids had a blast playing in the cereal, spreading it all over the floor while they ate them. Thanks Rachelle for all your help!

Pretty Necklaces!

It took Brooklyn a while to get into girl stuff. There is a good chance that that was because of Brayden's influence and the fact that it took us a while to get her girly stuff. Brynlee, on the other hand, is already so girly. She is always bringing me Brooklyn's tutus and wants me to put them on her, as well as necklaces. She loves to play with these beads...just putting them on and off and on again. So cute!

Yum! Lettuce!

Brynlee is our little salad eater. I eat a taco salad almost every day for lunch, and she LOVES it. She especially loves when I let her play with the head of lettuce. On this particular day, she swiped the lettuce and took off with it. She was too cute to interupt, so I let her enjoy it.

Christmas Chain

The kids have been WAY excited for Christmas. We thought it would be fun to do a chain to countdown to Christmas, since everyday they wake up and ask how many days are left. Here they are drawing on their links and gluing them together.