Pre-Christmas Activities

We love this time of year.  Christmas is fun, but really, I think it's 

all of the anticipation and family time leading up to Christmas

that's really the greatest.

There are several gingerbread houses around Logan

for some sort of contest so we decided to go vote on 

our favorite and walk around main street with all the pretty lights.

This was our favorite gingerbread house and we're pretty sure it will win.

It was actually made by some people that are sort of now related to us. :)

Sam enjoyed being outdoors.  That is the one plus

of not having any snow yet, we are more willing to take Sam outside.

We wore him out in the end. 

Travis was gone last week from Monday to Friday on business.

Sam and I went and spent a couple nights with my parents and 

visited some friends so that we didn't have to be alone all week.

Of course we had to stop and see Noah. :)

We made sure to send Daddy plenty of photos...

Sam came with me during a photo session

and he was a champ. He even took a nap.

It was so pretty up the canyon, we finally saw some snow!

On Saturday Travis, Colton and their dad went out to Brigham/Corinne

to cut up some trees for Mandy's firewood.

Tamara, Sam and I tagged along and sat in the truck.

Sam seems really anxious to start driving that huge vehicle.

Travis took this the other morning. He's teaching Sam how to 

take care of his non-existent teeth already!

The Christmas festivities have begun.  

We had a party at Travis' dad's home last night.

The kids (both young and old) got to have an indoor snowball fight...that seemed to be never-ending.

We decorated gingerbread houses which I hadn't done in ages.

Here's our finished product.

Complete with our little family out front.

And here's one of my favorites from the evening.

It's always good to spend time with family.

We're just waitin' around for Christmas now.

Excited to share it with Sam. :)

It did finally started snowing today, and Sam enjoyed watching it.  

Also, Sam got an early Christmas Present from one of his

grandparents so we recorded him opening it just because.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!