You'll shoot your eye out!

Wade got a Nerf gun set for Christmas from my sister Cami. We were at my parents house when my sweet husband asked Curtis if he would give him 5 bucks if he could hit my forehead. Well, guess what he hit.... my eye! I spent the next 7 hours in great pain with my eyes shut in a dark room. It was a wonderful day!
Notice in the picture that he is wearing the eye protection that came with the gun.

Mary & Joseph

Today Kenra got out of the tub and walked into her room with her towel up around her head and said, "Mom I'm Mary, and you be Joseph Smith". I think she's a little confused!

Grandma's Village

Every year for Christmas Wade's mom puts an awesome village under her Christmas trees. It takes her a long time to put up because she uses real rocks from her yard, and she designs it differently every year. We all look forward to seeing the village, and the kids enjoy playing with it when no one is looking:)

Gingerbread House

Kenra made a cute little gingerbread house at her pre-school party. She was so excited to show me the "decoration" that she made. I was surprised that she didn't want to eat it. After a few days I told her that she should eat it before it gets yucky, so she dug right in.

Progresseve Dinner

We had our annual progressive dinner with my Mom's side of the family. She has a lot of siblings so it is a day long event. This has been one of my favorite Christmas traditions since I was just a little girl. The best part of the day is always at the end when we go to my Grandma Scholte's house for dessert. Every year there is talk throughout the day that Santa might come, and every year since I can remember Santa has made an appearance. It was so much fun to watch Kenra light up as Santa walked through the door. Poor Miley, she just has a hard time sitting on Santa's lap, but she still got some great gifts. Thanks Grandma for a wonderful day!

Santa, Dancer, and Blitzen

We went to a Christmas tree lot that had Santa and two of his reindeer there to visit with the kids. This was such an awesome experience because no one else was there so we had Santa all to ourselves. Santa spent so much time with us telling us all about his reindeer and the North Pole. Did you know that Rudolph's nose is red because he is allergic to Christmas corn? Santa gives him lots of it on Christmas Eve so that it will be so red that it glows! Kenra had so much fun listening to Santa and telling him what she wants for Christmas. She wasn't too fond of the reindeer though. Miley liked the reindeer, but she was afraid of Santa.

Meeting Santa

Tonight we had our ward Christmas party. The activities committee decided to try something new this year. We all gathered outside at a park in our neighborhood and had hot chocolate and donuts. There were also a bunch of fires going so we all stayed warm. We also had a canned food drive to donate food to the Utah Food Bank. It was a lot of fun. The best part was that Santa came and visited with all the kids. He rode up in my dad's Rhino decorated in Christmas lights. Kenra was so excited to talk to him. It was so cute because she when he asked her what she wants for Christmas she seriously recited the letter that we wrote to him about a week ago. Miley also sat on his lap, but she had no clue what was going on.

New Toy

I just got an early Christmas present in the mail--- a new laptop! I thought this would be the perfect time to start a blog. I'm excited because this is also going to double as a scrapbook since I never really get around to scrapbooking.