Merry Christmas!

Christmas at our house is always crazy, but so much fun! We had everyone here for Holidays...

Boat Parade...

Every year we try to make it down to the boat parade, and this year we were ALL able to make it! I think we all enjoyed it. We found a different spot to watch it this year... and it was really nice, it wasn't so crowded. We set up our chairs and hung out for a while...

The kids all got a glow stick too... I think the boys had more fun playing "Star Wars" with them than actually watching the parade... big surprise!

These were my favorite boats of the year... so colorful!

We got a picture of all the sisters before everone left... I love these girls so much!

Dancey Dance...

I have loved going to the girls' dance classes! They are so cute dressed up in their little tutus! These are just a few pictures from their dance recital...

So sweet... I love all of these little princesses!

A trip to LA...

Cody and I had the opportunity to go up to the LA Temple to help put Christmas lights up. We had a lot of fun! We got to spend the day at the temple with some good friends. I really love the temple grounds there! It is so beautiful! Well, about a month later, we planned a trip back up there to check out our work all lit up. First we picked up Tyler and Becky from LAX, they were flying in the same night so it worked out perfectly! Then we made our way to the temple. The temple looked incredible! There were so many lights...

We decorated two of the olive trees (the ones behind us) and I have to say
we did a darn good job:)

I love this place!

We ended the night with a trip to Diddy Reise for some cookies and ice cream... Yum!

Decorating the tree...

One of my favorite things to do during Christmas time is decorate the tree! Even though putting the lights on it is a pain, its all worth it! The girls love to help me too:)

They are just so stinkin' cute!

Oh... and here are some pictures of the decorated house, Jeff, Cody, Brian, and I decided we wanted it to be a Griswold Family Christmas... I think we came pretty close to it:)

Breakfast with Santa & The Polar Express!

We had a lot of fun at our primary activity this year. It was my first activity as a member of the primary presidency so it was a little hectic, but it turned out great! We had yummy donuts and hot cocoa, and fun crafts for the kids to do. I was able to go with the kids when they
went to sit on Santa's lap...

I love this one of Eva... She just looks so happy!

By the way... we love this Santa! He's so great.... we were so lucky that he was able to come visit!

After the breakfast, we went over to ride the "Polar Express" and took a ride to the "North Pole" where they had cookie decorating, face painting, and other fun crafts.

They also had some military men there with their big trucks,

and they let the kids climb up in them!

We all had such a fun day!