December 2016

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas......

This year Brooks gets to go to the Chrysler glass studio to make his ornament.

Snuggly little elf....

The elf is back!

Walk To Bethlehem with friends

Train exhibit with Claire

Making Christmas cookies

Christmas lights at the beach - warm night calls for windows down and no shirts

Our annual Polar Express ride on the tram through the botanical gardens

Sneaking food before Gigi and Papa's Christmas party

Hurrah Players Christmas field Trip with Tanner and his class

Graham's piano recital

Molding clay - gotta figure out something to do on these cold days inside

Family photo shoot.  Kat is  magic.  It was 35 degrees, and our crew didn't listen to anything we said. And we ended up with these gorgeous pictures

Wow.  Kids have aged us.

Tanner and Brooks' Christmas program with Sunnybrook.

The Nutcracker with Brooks

Dancing Queen

you can't see me....you can't see me...

Pajamas day and Christmas party in Tanner's classroom

Ginger Bread houses in Graham's classroom

Music class with Mrs. Trish

Facetiming opening Christmas presents with Uncle Bear and Aunt Megan.  Kyle made Quinn a surfboard!

Christmas Eve service at church.  We all sat together, and everyone was well behaved.  I'm shocked.  They even asked questions on the way home.

Christmas Eve festivities - opening family presents.

Ammi made a blanket for all the kids.  Mom had one of her friends make the one for Claire - one of the most beautiful gifts this Christmas.

Matching jammies.  Minus one kid.  She is a nudist.

It wouldn't be a Gift Christmas without a late-night trip to the urgent care on Christmas Eve.  (Ear infection)

Not sure why this picture is in here - definitely in the wrong place.  This was when we took the big boys to a fight and the hockey game broke out.

The year of the bike. Sooooo many bikes under the Christmas tree this year.

Ahh.....welcome to Jamaica!!!!! 

Speech therapy Island Style - this girl learned the word yellow in a matter of seconds.  Her favorite slide.

Happy Birthday Brooksy Bear!!!

Painting class for the big kids