Christmas

Merry Christmas! It was a wonderful one! Here's our traditional night before Christmas picture. 

Ready for Santa!

Santa came! 

And Christmas morning....being as patient as they can be while I take a picture. 

The girls made gifts for each other. Penny made Paige a ring and crown. 

Family Christmas Picture

New boots! We need more snow now!

Makeup. And Christmas mess. 

Penny got a skip it and she is really good. 

New headbands for cold soccer games and runs

Post present pictures

Presents from school

The last gift! I think it was a paint set. 

And the mess!

It was so sweet when we looked out the window and saw this ladder our neighbors made for the girls. We share carpooling to school and the girls often climb our step stool to get over. It was one of my favorite gifts of the day. So thoughtful. 

Thanks McAllisters!

Paige's present from her preschool teachers.

We love the magnatiles. 

And all the gifts Grandma and Grandpa Harvey sent!

Santa at the trampoline park

And of course making Cookies and Cream for Christmas Eve

Out of order, I know. But we spent Christmas Eve at the Daltons house. Gift basket from Great Grandma. 

Cousin gift exchange

Cookies & Cream! Best part of the night. 

We got out on a Christmas run while the kids played with their new things. 

Orchestra Concerts

It's been amazing to see how quickly our girls have picked up on their string instruments. Aubrey is still loving playing the cello. She has had two concerts so far, and it really is incredible how much they have improved. 

Looking good in her concert blacks. 

And our ward friends Riley and Logan. Aubrey is the only 6th grade girl in our ward, but she has a bunch of boys in her grade to hang out with!

Christmas concert

And Ada's Christmas concert. She is loving the violin. Ada only practices with her teacher twice a week, whereas Aubrey is 5 days a week. So the progress has been a bit slower, but she is still catching on pretty quickly. 

And her friend Luther from church plays the violin as well. 

 

December Randoms

Aubrey got to play in a volleyball tournament at her school. She is loving trying out any new thing she can this year! Here is her cute team. They didn't win, but I think they had a lot of fun. 

And Aubrey and her friends on an ice skating adventure!

Paige and her cute friends Graham and Ivie. 

Waiting for a new parade right by our house. It was short and sweet. 

Found Aubrey a cute new bed cause her old one broke. 

Snowman season!

And Aubrey and Ada have been going to soccer academy two times a week. They have improved so much! It's been amazing to watch. Can't wait to see them on the big fields the Spring!

Cameron playing with his new drone. 

Lots of cool drone pictures

We are spoiled to have cousins close by. And spoiled to have cousins close by that have a great sledding hill. They had so much fun on this day. 

Love it!

And playing in the snow at our house

Cameron had a work Christmas Party on the South Hill, so we brought the sleds along and sledded at Manito before heading home. 

We love winter!