Christmas Card Photo Session

Anthony took pictures of the kids outside in our side yard. I tried to organized them. It was pretty cold outside. When I set Camellia down on the ground she was a little shocked with the cold.

I am into suspenders right now, the boys have purple, red, black, and soon to come yellow!

 

 

We used the pictures for a Christmas card.

 

Rhett's Preschool Christmas Program

Rhett had is Christmas Program at Cross and Crown Preschool. It was a Monday evening. Rhett and Anthony wore their matching bowties, I made them a couple years age. Anthony and Caramel went and watched the show. I decide it would just be easier if Myles and Camellia stayed home with me.

 Rhett's preschool sang several songs most of them having an instrument. Very cute! Love that the preschool does this event and they practice a lot before.

 

 

Zoo Light's Grammy Family Outing

We had a family outing with Grammy to the Woodland Park Zoo lights. It is right next to Grammy's house in north Seattle. It was a great night with no rain and not too freezing. I do get very paranoid about losing one of the kids in the dark and with the crowds.

The kids got to ride the carousal. Caramel picked a carriage to ride in, not a horse. She did this last year too, funny girl. I don't think she likes rides that go in circles. There were lots of lights throughout the zoo like elephants that walked to water and a big ice mountain. Kids enjoyed the ladybugs in the walkway bushes and the meerkat tunnel exhibit.

Fun lights thanks to Grammy. Rhett got a flashing rainbow snowflake.

Rhett and Myles started running a loop which ended with a screaming Myles. Thus we started for the exit. I went with Camellia to the car to get warm and the rest of the crew went on a bus ride that wasn't really a ride. Kids enjoyed it though.

Garden Lights in Belleuve

Garden lights with Grandpa Dan. This was a rainy night. Good thing we have umbrellas. It wasn't very rainy to start, but started pouring at some points. There was no crowd which was nice. Other times we have gone it full of people.

The garden had a makeover during the summer so the lights and pathways were different this year.

Camellia trying to keep warm and dry. I have Christmas time picture with Caramel wearing this snuggly outfit.

 This picture makes me laugh! Myles kept falling to the ground, on purpose and enjoying it. He doesn't talk much and is hard to understand when he does. I think he kept doing it, because he was acting out monkeys on the bed falling off. He really enjoys sensory objects like water too. Oh, the liquid messes he makes can drive me crazy.

Rhett always ready for a picture.

Rhett wanted this picture taken, sure why not. Thank goodness for covered areas.

 

Caramel and Rhett went with Grandpa Dan to Snowflake Lane in Belleuve. Sad the whole family didn't make it. We did go and see the Nativities at the Maple Valley church. Spent a lot of time in the kids craft room. There were Lego nativities which was a first I have seen. Myles attacked those, so I fixed it and headed out of the room. There was a beautiful walk through the life of Christ ending with the empty tomb. One the way home we stopped by a house that was fully house and yard decorated in lights. Fun night!

80's Christmas Church Party

Our ward had a Christmas party that was 80's themed. The members did a great job planning the party. First there was Santa and making ornaments. The kids enjoyed gluing together wreaths and mangers, Santa not so much.

We dressed in 80's. I had a Smurf shirt that the kids gave me and some orange leg warmers. Anthony had a green velour track suit with orange sweat band, he won the best dressed for the boys. The winnings was a VCR player with some VHS tapes. Rhett wore a Ninja Turtle shirt Anthony got from a cereal box mail-in when he was young. Caramel wear some bright colors. Myles was suppose to look like Marty McFly, but he didn't keep his puffy vest on very long. At one point Myles was jumping up and down on a chair saying, "Santa, Santa." Camellia was just hanging around. 

The Primary president had a Awkward Family Photo set up.

Rhett really wanted a picture as an ornament, of course Myles followed wanting to be dressed up too. Pretending to be a present was fun too.

After dinner they had a Star Search program with Holiday jokes, Mary Had a Little Lamb dance, a men's singing group, and ladies dancing group. At the end the star was revealed as the Nativity scene with the members singing Christmas carols. Fun night with lots of entertainment.

Christmas Jammies

First year the kids got Christmas pajamas delivered to them December 1st from Santa. The boys got matching green snowman and girls got red and white pajamas.

Of course trying to get a picture was impossible. Myles has to push over Santa every chance he gets, probably because Myles is slighter taller and he likes to show his dominance.

First Snow

We had some magical first snow at the beginning of December. Of course the kids were so excited to go play in the small amount that accumulated. I was the lucky one to go outside with the kids and Anthony stayed inside with Camellia. Jumping on a snow covered trampoline is super fun. Myles slipped everywhere and was done quickly.

Caramel lasted the longest and made this snowman. It was difficult to make with the snow not sticking together.

 Of course there was a snowball fight because kids think that is the funniest thing ever. Until there is a face shot. This photo is hilarious with Rhett's facial reaction. Caramel got him right in the face and neck, so cold. Rhett does enjoy complaining especially about being cold.

Fun picture of the house with snow.

Tree in the backyard.

Myles giving the snowman a high five. Snowman, nutcracker, and Santa are some words Myles really enjoyed pointing out and saying this season.