Happy Holidays!

Well, Christmas break officially ends today and then it's back to real life. We have had a great Christmas season. On the 11th we went over to Joel and Melanie's to decorate gingerbread houses. 

The next day I took the girls to see Santa at the library by our house. He read stories and gave everyone a candy cane. The girls each wrote him a letter. Emily's letter was too cute NOT to share.

Leslie with Santa (much better than last year when she freaked out).

Emily with Santa

The girls with Santa...he is a very patient man.

It was a fun time!

The following day Emily had a Winter Concert at school. 

Her class sang 'We are Santa's Elves' and recited a Christmas poem. There she is in the front row.

Here is Emily with her good friends Greta and Piper.

The weekend of the 15th we went down to West Jordan to visit the Burrs. Here I am with Malerie being awesome.

The Burr women: me, Malerie, Aubry, Rachel, Erica, and Mom Burr.

Dad and Mom Burr with the grandkids. Now there are 9!!

Emily and Leslie loved the cardboard dollhouse they got from Blake and Rachel.

The elementary school Emily goes to is a STEM school (Science Technology Engineering Math), so for December all of the Kindergartners made gingerbread houses. Emily was very proud of hers!

On the 19th my brother Derek and his family came to visit from Arkansas. It was so great to see them!

On Saturday, the 23rd we made Christmas goodies and took them around to people in the neighborhood. Here is the cute sugar cookie Emily made.

Christmas Eve 2017: Emily, Leslie, and Abby.

Leslie's cute Mrs. Claus dress.

Christmas Eve was so much fun with Dad and Mom here. We will miss them so much when they go on their mission.

Our kids watching 'It's a Wonderful Life' on Christmas Eve. They really liked it!

Abby playing in the snow on Christmas.

Emily and Abby

On New Year's Eve we went over to Aunt Carolee's for Dad and Mom's open house. It was so fun to see everyone!

Greg even played his violin. It was a great night. Happy New Year!