Happy Holidays to all of you!
We have been quite busy this holiday season. First we celebrated Thanksgiving with Chris' parents and then his birthday about 2 hours later. Most of the day was spent playing with his new toy- Guitar Hero World Tour. Everyone took a turn, including his parents! We all had a great time. Then we all opened our first christmas presents- Mom has been busy sewing matching pjs for all of us! I've always wanted matching christmas jammies and this year I was crazy enough to do something about it. 
Anyway, we had our neighborhood food drive, then took the girls to see Santa- Mikayla was fine but Alyssa held onto Daddy's leg for dear life. For the first time in the 5 years we've been in our ward I attended the Relief Society Christmas dinner and the next night we went to the Library to see Mrs. Santa Claus at a special story time. Alyssa may not like Santa but she loves Mrs. Claus and her books! The next night we went to Savior of the World with Rebecca's Grandmother at the conference center. It was a great night and the spirit was very strong and warm. It is a great reminder of the reason for the season. We've also attended Rebecca's annual Christmas in the Grove choir performance, made gingerbread houses with the Krohns, decorated our tree, and attended our ward Christmas breakfast. PHEW!
Like I said its been busy but a lot of fun. This is Kayla's first Christmas and the first one were Alyssa is starting to understand something about the holidays. She always wants to buy and make people presents and then there's the constant request for "Jingle Bells". She is loving the children Christmas movies and playing with her friends making Christmas crafts. We can't wait for our first Christmas at home!
