Tis the Season...

to be busy!! I have not had the time to sit down and update my blog, so I am doing it now and back dating it!! Sneaky, sneaky!! :)

Dylan has been LOVING preschool and looking forward to his Christmas Program. Ms. Hilary told him that he needed to wear "Sunday Best" so he was very excited to wear his suit. He loves to wear it and he actually calls it his tux, but none the less, he was excited. He had worked hard on his part and he knew it!! He had the same part that Lauryn and Katelyn both had, so it was not hard for mom to help him memorize it. When it was his turn, he stood up there and said it perfectly word for word. He was so cute!!

Dylan sure does love that Ms. Hilary. All of my kids love and adore her. I keep telling her that she has to do preschool at least until Jaxon has his turn and then she can do whatever she wants!! It was a great program. As usual the kids were so cute and you can tell how hard that Hilary has worked with them. Thanks for another great program!!

The Sunday before Christmas I was actually able to get all of my children to sit still long enough for a few quick pictures. Some were good and some not so good, but as it turned out, the first one I took was the best!! I love this picture of my kids!! They all looked at the camera and smiled. Wow!!! That has to be a first!! One might say it is a "Christmas Miracle."

I sure do love these five smiling faces...they sure do brighten my days!!

By the time we got to just the boys, Jaxon was done. He was ready for lunch and a nap.

My girls are the biggest posers...they all three love to smile for the camera. So cute!!

Monday before Christmas we decided that before the snow hit, we would head downtown to see all the Christmas lights. We have not gone since Kate was a baby, so most of my kids have never been. The last Monday/Family Night before Christmas in Salt Lake=Busy Temple Square. I am not sure what I was thinking to go that night, but it was CRAZY!! Tons of people! My brother and his family and my mom joined us for our adventure and we had a lot of fun. Busy or not it did not matter. The lights were so pretty and we had a great time!

Here are the 9 kids!!! They were cold, but that did not stop them. They were excited.

Here is Jaxon, since you can't really see him in the picture above. He actually got warm enough that he fell asleep for awhile and took a little nap!

The trees with all red lights were stunning!! My camera did not do it justice!!

The temple is always so pretty lite up at night.

Cold or not, we had an enjoyable evening! We finished it off with a big warm cup of hot chocolate!! Perfect!