We bought a beautiful evergreen Christmas tree this year. It smells amazing and always makes me think of my happy childhood days in Washington. The kids were great helpers in decorating the tree.
Ta da! We had a fun time putting ornaments on the tree together as a family. This is what Christmas is all about... family times together.
Jordan and I made sugar cookies and we all decorated them together with frosting and sprinkles. Jordan did a marvelous job using the rolling pin and using the cookie cutters. Uncle Nick and Aunt Cambria even came over to decorate cookies. It is so fun having them live just down the street!
Here Natalie is showing us her frosting covered fingers. It was also neat to watch the kids decorate their cookies the way they wanted them. We enjoy seeing their personalities and what there favorite things are. Jordan liked LOTS of frosting and chocolate chips on his and Natalie liked the red aka "pink" (her favorite color) frosting with sprinkles.
Preston and Dad went with Grandpa Murray, Marissa, and Cam to see the Christmas lights in Ogden. Once Jordan started running around he was warm enough enjoy the sights more. They even went to get some Farr's ice cream afterwords. Those Murray boys will never say no to ice cream. (Natalie was sick, so us girls had a nice Tinkerbell movie night together at home.)
One of Natalie's favorite games is hiding and being found. Here is a time when she was hiding between the couch and the Christmas tree. She gets so excited and always said, "Hide again!"
We like to give goodies to our friends and neighbors. This year we went a little crazy and made a bunch of cookies. My favorite part is dropping the goodies off and wishing the recipients a Merry Christmas. It's especially cute hearing Jordan and Natalie say "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"
Time to be crafty. I've wanted to make this birthday craft for my Mom for a while now. I got the idea from Great Grandma Murray's house where her daughter and granddaughter made one for her. It has the months of the year and below her children, their spouses, and grandchildren's names and birth dates on it. It's a fun way to remember birthdays. I will keep adding to it as the years go and more spouses and/or grandchildren join the family.
I have a lot of extra hearts from this project and so here is Natalie helping me paint some. Consequently the picture of me showing my Mom's gift also is a good prego belly picture. We are getting really excited to meet our second little girl in March!
Jordan and Natalie had some fun cousin time with Clara and Emmy this December. Here they are cooking in the play kitchen together.
Left to right: Jordan, Emmy, Clara, and Natalie. It's fun to see these kids spend time together. In this picture they're watching a movie together. What a fun and jolly time the Christmas season is!
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