Christmas Day

We had a great Christmas-the kids are getting old enough to really enjoy Christmas morning. It is so fun to see the excitement on their faces. We are all so spoiled! Merry Christmas!

Santa at Jones Manor

I guess you are never too old to sit on Santa's lap? Each year Santa visits all the grand kids at Grandma Sandy's house during our family Christmas party. It is the highlight of the night! Each person gets to sit on Santa's lap as he hands them their gift from Grandma & Grandpa Jones. Reese wanted her doll, but didn't want anything to do with that bearded stranger! :0) Grandma Sandy gave all her kids their own genealogy binder that she compiled-that's a lot of work! What a great gift!

Nutcracker Dance Recital

Averee's school dance class performed The Nutcracker. They did a great job & it was fun to watch. Averee was one of the sugar plum fairies. She was so excited for us to FINALLY see her perform after all the weeks of practice! Way to go Ave!!

Ginger Bread Houses

What would the Holiday Season be without decorating some yummy gingerbread houses? We got together with Danny's brother Ryan, his wife Shannon & their family to make a mess-I mean decorate gingerbread houses. :0) We have gotten kinda lazy- I mean smart & started to pre-make the houses using a hot glue gun & graham crackers. So much easier!! Every house starts out looking the same, but it is fun to see how different they are by the end.

Christmas PJ's

During the first Family Home Evening in December the kids get to open their new Christmas Pajamas. This way they get to wear them all month & of course on Christmas Eve. I love finding matching pj's, which gets harder every year with all the variety of sizes we need now. But this is a tradition the kids love & a great way to start the best month of the year!

Family Pictures

I decided it was high time we got some professional family pictures taken. My friend Errin Andrus did a great job, I love how they turned out. We had a fun afternoon getting some great shots. Here are a few of the favs: