'Twas the Night Before Christmas

I love this house, this room, and the people who live here.
Candles on the stairs!
Camille and Elizabeth playing with the nativity set.
The festive fireplace.
Not too young to appreciate family, food and fun!

Ya gotta love the Chief!

Yummy cranberry drink.

Alex, Natalie, and Jennifer

Me and Kolette.

Catherine and Kelley

Johnny and Rob.

Mary, our wonderful hostess, and Niki. Mary made dinner for everyone, it was delicious!

The "Nativity" cast.

Elizabeth is trudging to the stable. The special stable.

The play.

Elizabeth and Mary.

Three little angels.

The escape artist.

The gift exchange.

Brother and sister.

Caroline in her Christmas dress

Caroline on her tip-toes.

She did it!

Caroline did it!

She sat on Santa's lap...

For the first time ever!

Her reward? Hot chocolate by the Christmas tree!

Happy Birthday Nancy!

Each year we celebrate Nancy's birthday with her. Here she's blowing out candles on her birthday brownies. It was a good time!

Family Home Evening at Eric and Anjie's

Aunt Jennifer reading a Christmas story.

Elizabeth and Camille playing with Frosty under the kitchen table.

Kelley and James during story time.

Anjie and Finn.

Mitchell allowing Caroline to love on him, how can she resist?

Jenn and Nick kicking it on the couch.

Everyone decorated gingerbread houses, I had several helpers, namely, Nicholas and Natalie but Tate was in for the long haul. Caroline loved the icing.

Christmas Magic

O' Christmas Tree

The tree lot. The girls love dogs! They get that from their Grandma Miller.

Elizabeth refusing to leave the dog.
Farmers Market
Lots of jam.
Candied apples, hot cider, hot chocolate, apples, baked breads. It smells like Christmas.
Time to go home. What a view.

Let's roll!

Yum!

Yum!

The Ward Christmas Party

Here's John, with James and Elizabeth guarding the nativity set. If you can't find John, find the kids, if you find the kids, you'll find John.
Doreen, Kim and Evan at our table. I used to call Doreen, Patricia. Now I call her by her name which is Doreen.Little Caroline kickin' it with Finn.

Eric and Elizabeth, how cute are they?

Rob and Elizabeth watching the nativity program.

If you take your children somewhere where there will be a crowd, put them in hot pink, you'll always be able to spot them.