A Wonderful Christmas!

We truly have had a great Christmas this year. We've had many holiday parties with still more to come and can't get enough! These photos are quite out of sequence for our Christmas happenings but still just as fun. :) I got some fun items for my camera for Christmas one of which was a remote. Now I can join in some of the pictures I take with the kiddos and Mat. Yea!
Mat got a rototiller and although he was less than enthused about it, he was out the next day tilling up the garden. I can smell the tomatoes already. Easton was such a great helper with the project.

I hope our house isn't the only one that looks like this all through the day On Christmas. This is the straightened up version. The kids have put away most of their things at this point but still such a mess!

Awesome shot of us first thing out of bed. You'd think since my kids don't wake up until 8:30 every year I would be all showered and dressed. This year was the latest I think we've ever stayed up the night before. I'm still recovering.

This is one of my favorite things about having Santa stop by. I love the memories I have of sneaking into the living room to see my presents in the middle of the night and having the tree still lit. There is something so very magical about it to me. The kids each choose their spots and put a roll of wrapping paper there. That way Santa knows where to put their things and wraps them for us. What a great guy!

I always need a photo of the kids on the hearth before bed on Christmas Eve. Sheesh they are growing up fast!

Mr. and Mrs. Claus

LOVE those kiddos!!!

Christmas cookies are a must at the Holt's.

And a mess!

Sleeping beauties on their "beds" they made as we were setting up for one of the Christmas parties we hosted.

I always wish the season would last a little longer. I love the spirit of Christmas and spending time with family. Most of all I love the spirit that it brings into my home and heart. Merry Christmas to all!

It's almost here!!!

I was looking at pictures of the kiddos today and cannot believe how much they have changed since we have built our house. It seems like last Christmas that we were renting a home in Sunbrook and building our house. I realized this will be our fourth Christmas in our house. Easton was two in these pictures. For some reason I can't upload all of the ones I would like. There were some of the little guy sitting on the four-wheeler we got the kids that year. At first I thought I couldn't remember a time that Easton wasn't big enough to drive it. After all he was still in diapers. Then I saw a pic of him taking off by himself! What were we thinking???
Caleb had cut his own hair right around this time and we had to have it shaved completely to fix it. Easton just seems so innocent...

Bailey in first grade! Just starting to loose teeth and all!

We never fully moved into our rental. We knew we would thankfully only be there a short time so we never hung any pictures up and used one of my nightstands for a t.v. base. I'm a fanatic about my trees but this year the kids did all the decorating. It was such a fun year. I'm getting way too excited for Christmas. Good thing I enjoy all the fun stuff leading up to it!

Christmas Happenings :)

Low and behold we got some snow to help bring the Christmas cheer! I love it when it snows in So. Utah. It's just plain pretty to have the white stuff dusted all over the red sandstone. It's fun for the kids too. They where VERY excited to wake up Saturday morning to a very white yard. While I stayed in bed :) Mat helped the kids build a snowman. They used all of the snow from the front and backyard but felt very proud over their tall snowman. Until they went in the house to warm up and someone must've knocked him over. :( They were totally jealous.
So pretty. :)

We hosted a Christmas party for Bailey and her friends from school and cheer. While only 2/3's showed up we ended up with 20 girls! They had a contest to bring the most creative treat to share. Wow, is all I can say. So very MANY treats and so creative! Glad they weren't made in my kitchen.

Mat and I after our FHE attempts to make gingerbread houses from scratch. I am now a huge advocate of buying the premade kits. My house may never be rid of the sugar and who needs the extra drama of the houses falling apart because mom and dad can't bake? Be glad I can at least cook kiddos.

Awww.... We're so CUTE!!!

Bailey with her masterpiece!

Caleb's didn't quite make it. :(

Easton plans on sleeping in his tonight he said. Hopefully the walls don't cave in on him!