Random Christmas Fun

December is always a busy month and it is always Danny's busiest time of year at work so I tend to have to get to the girls end of year activities on my own. We did a school choir concert, a piano recital, Ashley's after school choir concert, 4 different parties for Alyss, and a Marie Osmond Concert for me. Not to mention Young Men's activities and a Relief Society activity. Most of it, I didn't get pictures of, but I did get a picture Ashley's choir concert(one of the things Danny actually got to attend).

After the girls were out of school, I took them to the mall to check out the Harry Potter event they had going on all month. It was crowded and more of a Harry Potter themed shopping area, but we did do some other fun things at the mall like ride the train.

On Christmas Eve, we went over to Gawbie and Grandpa's for a family party. We had a delicious ham and tamales dinner. Then we got to decorate the men like Christmas trees.

We had a nice program and then enjoyed some Christmas goodies and hot chocolate. Then we opened presents. It was a fun afternoon.
Back at home, we let the kids open their one gift, Christmas jammies. This year I made jammie bottoms with Labrador retrievers on them in honor of Casey.

 On Christmas, they were excited to see that Santa visited.

And it isn't Christmas, for me, without a picture of the kids on the stairs. Miner traditions are engraved into my heart.

We had a nice Christmas season and a happy new year. We were happy for the time that Danny took off around the holidays, especially after the busy season at work.