We had a wonderfully relaxing holiday. I didn't take very many pictures...we were too busy watching Discpicable Me. We didn't even end up making what we had planned for Christmas dinner. We had grilled cheese sammies and stayed in our jammies all day. The kids loved it. My parents were here to enjoy the festivities with us. I hope we didn't bore them.
Some friends in the ward invited us over Christmas Eve to play in their snow. Every year they have snow in their front yard. I guess there is a company that you can rent from. They bring a big truck with ice blocks and use a wood chipper to blow out snow. My kids thought it was fun until the older kids started a snowball fight. It was not very soft snow.
We were so happy to put up our tree this year. With all that happened last year we just weren't able to do it. The kids are big enough now that they were able to help put the tree together. It went really fast. Not sure why, but I only got one picture of the process. The kids love the countdown to Christmas. On Christmas Eve we made gingerbread cookies for Santa. Our art abilities leave much to be desired, but we all had fun decorating them. Even Grandma Sandra joined in the fun. They were really good cookies. I think Santa had 4 of them.
Both girls received awards at school in Dec. Kallie got her award for Outstanding AR Reading points. The higher the reading level, the more points you receive. The principal said that Kallie had a lot of points for a fifth grader...she's in third grade. She really loves to read. Jenna got her award for excellence in reading also. She is reading and writing better every day. Her teacher sends home extra books almost every day. We are so happy that they have found a joy in reading.
