Christmas Eve

We celebrated Christmas Eve with the Jenkins family.  

 The grandkid table

 playing games with the kids

 Their prizes

 Abi and Beau had practiced a Christmas piece to play for everyone.

 exchanging gifts

 accidental twins

 Grandma Sharla and Grandpa Larry always get the kids the cutest Christmas pjs. 

They love sleeping together on Christmas Eve.  Ike's not quite old enough to be invited to the sleep over, so Luke just sleeps on the girl's floor.

Candle light Chinese dinner

One of our favorite Christmas traditions is our candle light chinese dinner on the 23rd. 

After dinner, we bundled up and went to the Ogden Christmas Village.

December stuff

 Abigail did so great at her choir concert, she looked so pretty too.

 Isaac loves Lola.  He says that she is his dog and wants to bring her home.

 We visited Grandpa Jay at work

 Everybody wants a snuggle from Ike.  Usually you have to bribe him with a story.

 We watched Elf as a family, and Ike zonked out in the first minute.

 Visiting Grandma Pearl

 Luke and Austin at their school Christmas party.

 They had a fun sing a long in the gym with the whole school.

 Visiting Grandma Dixie

and Grandma Jenkins

Abigail turns 10!

My sweet Abigail is ten!  I can't even believe it!

Some of her favorite things:

food- Quiche and strawberries

subject- Art

book- The BFG

movie- Princess Bride

Best Friend- Kate

outdoor activity- trampoline

 I snapped a picture right before she left for choir 

 and another

 She got a friend party this year, and invited Kapree, Kate, Ellie, and Leah

 We ate pizza at the house, and then Grandma Sharla helped drive all the girls to the theatres to see Moana.  Then we came back for presents and cake and ice cream.

 Her Grandparents came over after her friends left, for another party.  It was a long day full of fun.

The first part of December 2016

 Abi did the cutest book report.  It was on the book MaryEllen.  

 I love our tiny tree.  I get so happy when I walk downstairs and see it.

 Ben and I went and saw Jim Gaffigan.  He was hilarious, but I was SO tired that I fell asleep in the middle of it.

 Abi and her friend, Kate, sold pop corn for their business day.

I went to parent teacher conference and Luke's teacher asked if I could pick Luke's pumpkin out of all the other ones.  Of course I could, because it was easily the most creative.  I love seeing all the neat art projects he brings home.

We went to Harrisville park to go sledding with our bestie, Jake.  He pulled Ike around on the sled forever, Ike just loves him.

We went to the Jazz game with Jed and Shannon

We love to go visit Grandma Ruth.  The kids love exploring her house and seeing all of her knick knacks.  I can't relax until we all get back in the car, far away from the breakables.

Grandma Barb made lots of sugar cookies so the kids could make and decorate their cookie Christmas trees.