Right now I am an activity days leader for the 8 year olds in our ward (we have 3 groups of girls since theirs over 30 of them). And for Christmas we thought it would be fun to go caroling at a nearby retirement home during their dinner time. Ella passed off a Faith In God achievement by helping me make these candy cane reindeer. It was so neat to see the happiness on the elderly's faces as the girls sang to them. The spirit was so strong and one woman even came up to the girls in tears afterwards thanking them for their service. The girls had a great time and could see how they were spreading the Christmas spirit to others. They even begged to come back next year! :-)
We have made it a tradition to go get a picture with Santa Claus.
And this year's Christmas miracle...I didn't have to be in it!!! (Every other year Tyler and/or I am in it because we have a kid that is afraid of Santa. Who can be afraid of Santa!?)
Here the kids are waiting patiently to meet him.
Mae is our first baby to not be afraid of Santa. She loved his beard! :-)
Then she thought she was a big girl by sitting on the curb by herself.
As random as random can be we were walking back to the car and totally joking I asked Clara if she wanted to get her ears pierced? (We don't have a set age, but just when they want them and can take care of them.) To my HUGE surprise she said YES! So we walked in and next thing we know she has her ears pierced! She didn't even cry and was so brave!
Cooper made this amazing gingerbread house at school
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