Our Holiday Traditions

Decorate the tree and have hot chocolate while jamming to Christmas music...



This was out first year to do a gingerbread (I mean graham cracker) house.....after difficulty constructing it Sophie told me to just put a flat roof on it and then don't touch it she would handle it. So, this is what she ended up with all by herself, despite her "un-Martha Stewart" like Mom....















Bake....


















attend church service (this year was a very cool service in which they removed all of the santa, tree, lights decorations to reveal a manger all by itself that was on the stage at the end)......this is Sophia at church with her beautiful friend Marissa.....














set out cookies and milk for santa.....









Get distracted pretending to be Santa with dishtowel stuffed in pj's......












wake up and open presents......






















then we also have a Christmas dinner that I took no pictures of this year and we also have some grumpiness, arguing, and usually a time out or spanking added to the mix!!

Happy Holidays!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christmas Program

Sophie had a beautiful Christmas Program that we attended for her school. She had a speaking part and did so great...I can't believe how much she loves to be on stage and does not even get nervous. She is such a little actress.......I love it!!! Her Christian School has turned out to be such a blessing in so many ways.

Cheer Competition

Sophie had another cheer competition. I have one thing to say "intense" oh, and another thing "disorganized".....some of these are blurry, but I wanted you to see her going up in her stunt and actually cheering.

Joy

Yesterday Sophie's class went Christmas caroling to two nursing homes. It was so sweet watching the kids sing and how happy it made the residents of the homes. This is what Sophie said after, " I wish we could do that everyday for school because I loved bringing so much joy to the older people".