Twas the Month of December

"Decking the Halls"

First thing you have to do is put up the Christmas decorations to bring some holiday cheer!

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"Whalen's Sweater Party"

The Whalen's had another festive Christmas party this year and we all got to deck out in super sexy sweaters!
the boys
the girls
and it wouldn't be a party without the white elephants!
Lisa and I rocking the red sweaters

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"Gingerbread House"

We had a fun FHE at grandma and grandpa Knight's and made this ever so yummy gingerbread house! The boys couldn't wait to dig in.

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"Reading in front of the village"
Hayleigh LOVED the Christmas decor this year, she would lay in front of the village for hours! She also loved to read by the light of the tree

Or to picnic under the Christmas lights with dad.

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"Frosty the Snowman Cookies"

Aunt Tiffy came over one day to make snowmen sugar cookies with the kids and they had a blast covering them in sugar goodness!

Hayleigh loved eating hers...

Well, they all did!

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"Snow Bug"

Daddy and the boys had a blast building this snow bug in the backyard! They thought of everything, six arms, antennae and all!

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"Santa"

It wouldn't be Christmas without a trip to the mall to see Santa and tell him what you want! Taylor wanted Xtractor's, Hayleigh a baby, and when Santa asked Easton what he wanted he said DOUGHNUTS!!!

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"Light's at Thanksgiving Point"

For another Christmas FHE we took the kids out to Thanksgiving point to go on a wagon ride through the Christmas lights.

They even had 3-D glasses that turned each light into snowmen and snowflakes! It was freezing cold but we had a great time!

Then we walked over to see the reindeer that they had.

The kids thought it was pretty neat to see Santa's reindeer. ***

"Christmas Eve"

We started our Christmas Eve with our traditional breakfast at grandma and grandpa Knight's!

The food was yummy and then we played and visited for a while

Then we went home and got ready to go over to grandma and grandpa Fowler's for Christmas Eve night!

Jeff, Tiff, Jared, me and mom

Jacob, Gavin, Katie, Libby, Jordy, Nicole and Tiffy

Aunt Kelly, Jeff, Uncle Joel, Aunt Laurie, and Aunt Brenda eating yummy dinner.

Taylor and I eating our Soup and cereal

Katie and Grandma

All the Ladies sporting their Festive Christmas Sweaters!

Uncle Pookie cuddling with his Hayleigh girl.

Tiff, Jared, Me and Jeff having some Christmas closeness

Time for caroling! I wanted more warm up time but Jeff was ready to go!

Helping Sadie loosen the lips for better singing ability!

The girls pulling on the coats for caroling warmth

Then it was time to act out the nativity!

After the Nativity we did our candle ceremony. That is my favorite part of the night. I love to hear the wonderful things in my families lives and it is wonderful to hear their testimonies! I love my family SO much and I am so grateful for traditions!

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"Christmas Day"
Taylor ans Easton sporting their new Christmas jammies!

Easton's Kung Fu moves

Laying in the front room looking at grandma's village waiting for time to go downstairs to see if Santa came! Easto, Hayleigh and Jacob.

The Line-up! Waiting to go!

Looks like he came to me! WOWZERS!

Jared had told my mom all he wanted for Christmas was a stocking, well that's all he got!

Santa brought Hayleigh a new Tinkerbell chair and she Loves it! She sat in it all day!

Looks like Easton was a good boy, he got his doughnuts! There was also a note saying there was something in the freezer too, it was his favortie ice cream!

Oh mom got a picture of her new and younger boyfriend!

Jared looking fashionable in his comfy leapord snuggie

Sporting the Christmas PJ's

Sadie was best buddies with Hayleigh all Christmas!

Then back home to have Christmas time with the Knight's.
We got even more spoiled with fun things!

Then relaxed and played the rest of the day! It was a great way to finish off our Christmas day!
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A Funny Story:

The Christmas of

Prixen and Dixen!

inspired by Taylor Knight

One of our Christmas Eve traditions is a talent show where anyone can sing or tell jokes or do whatever. Any who this year we had some pretty good numbers! When it came time for Taylor to share his talent he sang Rodoulph the red nosed reindeer. As he was singing the intro he sang: "you know Dasher and Dancer and Prixen and Dixen, Comet..." As we all giggled at his little mistake he continued on and finished the rest of the song! Uncle Blaine was next and he sat on the stool with his guitar and as he started to strum he said "I'd like to sing a song in honor of those two forgotten reindeer Dixen and Prixen..." To which Taylor turns to me and says "I've heard this one!" everyone busted up and we couldn't stop laughing about it the rest of the night! Throughout the rest of the evening Blaine sang a bunch of different Christmas songs punching in Prixen and Dixen wherever he could. After many more references to Dixen and Prixen while opening presents, it became a whole family effort to put together a special song in honor of these two reindeer! So as we ate breakfast and then layed around we came up with this little diddy! I hope that you do enjoy because we had a BLAST putting it together and to us, 2009 will always be the Christmas of Prixen and Dixen!