lit

The tree is lit and decorated and I am happy.  It turned out to be a bit patriotic this year, which I hadn't intended.  The paper chain is made from old book pages. And I have grand plans to make a book page wreath too. We'll see if that happens.

Mostly, the wee boys have left the tree alone. They do like to pull ornaments off occasionally, so the bottom 18 inches are sparse.

Santa visited our ward Christmas party - drove up in a sparkling cherry red golf cart. It was sweet.

{photo by Brig Lamoreaux}

Does Santa visit YOUR neighborhood before Christmas?

A few weeks ago, we got a call from a friend in our ward. She said Santa was on his sleigh in her front yard and that we should come right over! So of course, we did! Each child got to tell Santa Christmas wishes and then got a "nummy." As we left, Santa got in his customized, motorized sleigh/golf cart (emblazoned with lights like you wouldn't believe) to cruise the neighborhood. Our kids thought IT WAS THE BEST NIGHT EVER!!!!!