Wait, where did December go?! Merry Christmas!

Okay, I'm going to try to do this the short way. We have had a BUSY but FUN December and Christmas season! We spent lots of time with family and we even got time in there for friends! Preston had more football games with his buddies, I had a girls night with my girls I still see from the Sorority and we did a fun gift exchange. And we've hung out with our good friends the Parry's and they're actually coming over again tonight! So it sure has been busy but very fun! Let the pictures explain.
Cade gettin ready to go out in the cold!Jared and Chris at the Christmas Village in OgdenOne of the mini houses among hundreds of them!

Me, Preston, and side bustin Chase haha jk Chase!! And yes, he's holding a baby haha. She wasn't havin it in her stroler!Lili and JaredThese girls LOVE Preston!! Every time the family gets together they have to hang out by him. It's so cute to watch him with them and watch them with him! They always have fun with him!

This Christmas village was SO cute!!! We went with Heidi and Chase, my aunt and uncle and cousins.. Ted and Melyssa and their kids, my family and Oma and Opa. It was a fun time!


Next, we had lots of Christmas parties! These pictures are from the Rhoades Christmas party. This family is HUGE! They're a fun bunch! For this party, instead of doing a gift exchange, everybody made or brought a blanket to donate to Primary Childrens Medical Center. It was such a good idea. Preston and I both made our blankets along with his parents and sister. There were such cute and nice blankets and with the big family this side is, that hospital will get plenty of blankets!Here is Aunt Cathy, Tauni and little Lydia.Maddy and Gavin. Gavin is 2, Maddy is 4. Look how big Gavin is! He's the biggest 2 year old!
Making reindeerHere is the reindeer we made by tracing our foot and our hands haha.Here is dad's Reindeer.Preston hanging out with a couple of his favorite cousins!Breakfast with Mom's side (on Preston's side) (this was on the same day as the Rhoades party.
Preston holding big baby Everett!Auction time!Top picture: Us with Prestons grandma, bottom picture: us with Preston's great grandma! They're both so sweet!The fam damily!
Cookie night is a tradition Preston's mom has been doing since she was a little girl. Bake, bake, bake! Lots of cookies and a fun time!
Cuttin out the cookies!
Frosting cookies and Bill trying to snitch some cookies =)
Chris and I after his Band concert at school! What a stud my brother is!
Preston and lili after her Christmas ballet! She had the cuttest costumes and she did such an awesome job!
My roses my sweet hubby got me for our anniversary. We had a great anniversary. I can't believe it's been 2 years! I am married to the most WONDERFUL man out there! And it has been such a great 2 years! For our anniversary this year, we went on a nice date and Preston came home with these roses and a bag with a new dress coat, a new shirt and a new skirt in it! How sweet is he! And they all fit perfectically and all looked so good! He has great taste! I got him a couples massage that we'll cash in in a couple of weeks!
Christmas Eve at Oma's and Opa's. 4 of my most favorite guys! Preston the elf, Chris, Josh and of course my dad! and again, Heather and lili with their buddy!
Jessica and her favorite person, Josh. Yes, there are a lot of "favorites" played up in my family haha.
Opa telling us about Christmas in Germany during the war.Me and Oma!The one and only, Uncle Ted!Oma playing Christmas songs!Kels!Wow, we look excited haha. My fam on Christmas morning!Us at the Rhoades. Playing Risk! Trevor, Dad, Preston and JessJess opening her Christmas package from her missionary!
Present time! at the inlaws!

Well there ya have it. Sorry for the overload on pictures. I told ya it was a busy month! It was all fun but I'm ready to get back into the normal routine of life! I can't belive Christmas has come and gone! All that work for one day =) But it was such a wonderful season. We had so much good times with family, and we loved being in primary and seeing our kids help out in the Christmas Story and just feeling the spirit of Christmas! Thanks to all our family members for all of your wonderful gifts and goodies! P.S. I forgot to mention my parents advent party. I of course forgot my camera but that was a wonderful get together with family and that party always helps bring in the Christmas spirit and always has fantastic food haha. We love all of you and hope you all had a great Christmas!

I'm off to go order pizza and hang out with Shawn and Katie. Finally, a night at home to just play games and eat pizza! haha. If you made it this far into the LONGEST blog! Congrats haha.

Ciao!