Sweet Dresi. I love her so much. She was playing in Braxton's room and got all dressed in his shirt.
Cam and Dakota played at the ward christmas party. They are both so talented and I am always so proud of their courage and talents when they play in front of big crowds.
Annual Pinata at Mom and Dad's house. I love this tradition so much and know the kids look so forward to it every year.
This year Kiley got ambitious and made everyone matching pajama bottoms. Even Grandpa got a pair this year. Brax had a mandatory Lacrosse fundraiser so he missed most of the party.
Dakota was measuring the magnetism in fruit for his science fair project. He really worked hard and I got to be the photographer. He says science is hard, but I know he secretly loves it.
This December was magical for me in many ways. Our lives slow down substantially in December because there aren't any sports. We had many quiet evenings with just the 5 of us where we got creative and made a Yule log, went to see the lights, and made toffee. We even spent New Years Eve just the 5 of us playing Minute to Win it games.
Cam got to sing at the mall for Choir as well as perform at the school. He loves being in the Choir and it is such a fun way to celebrate the season.
Dakota got his second set of braces. His teeth weren't quite ready, but our medical savings needed to be spent so he got them at the very end of the year so we could use up the rest and pay the difference with next years money. He looks so handsome.
Jake and Alayna invited us over for a very special evening called a Jerusalem Dinner or Shepherd Dinner. We sat of the floor and ate with our hands some foods possibly eaten by the people in Jesus time and then did a FHE on shepherds and the night Jesus was born. It was such a beautiful atmosphere and I really loved our hopefully new found tradition.
This year thanks to Justin and Bernice we got together with Grandma and Grandpa Montgomery. We did it at our house since Becky had surgery on her foot. It was a fun evening full of food and games and also a wonderful grand-kid picture. Only Katie was missing, sadly, but it has been 5 years since we have all had a photo like this and it is a treasure.
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