Christmas Cookies

Our Annual Cookie Decorating Party! A definite favorite! 

 Dax's contribution

Liv gearing up....and her makeshift bib

A fantastic color of purple...."this one's for you mom"  (she knows its my favorite)

This girl's cookies never lack in the sprinkles area...its her favorite part

Mabey not....

The finished project

Other helpers:

Carter

Andy, Lexi, and Travis

Linsey and Kole

Jill and Aiden

Missy and Dax

Carter, Aiden, and Liv

Liv

We enjoyed making cookies so much, we did it again at our house.  

We had to have some for Santa!

He is such a gem....you could almost forget he was there if he weren't so darn cute!

Lots of frosting

And lots of sprinkles

We definitely ate our fair share of sugar cookies this holiday season.  And loved every minute of it!

Temple Square

Getting Bundled

(I think we may have been a little over zealous with the clothing, 

Liv complained that she was sweating all night)

A little hot chocolate

Kirk's hat is classic....and he is so serious about that thing

Balance Beams (what else do you do at Temple Square?)

The lights at Temple Square never get old for me. 

 I love going every year and now its fun to

 see Olivia enjoy it just as much!

Dax is On the Move

Dax is finally on the move...

He has been so content to just sit and play with whatever 

is in front of him, I thought the day would never come

I'm not sure what enticed him...

Toys

My toes

Or the Christmas presents

but he is so exhausted from playing now, he can barely finish his bottle!

Living up to his nickname...."monkey"

I love watching him hold one thing with his toes

 and another with his hands.  Silly Boy!

Festival of Trees

Liv danced at the Festival of Trees this year with her ballet class. 

 This is the first year I have ever been and I loved it. 

Getting ready to go on-stage

She said she was really nervous but she did a great job!

Dax just tagging along; he does a lot of that these days

Aunt Jill, Carter and Aiden came to watch

We were able to stay after to enjoy the trees and 

some of the activities for the kids.

*Christmas Tatoos*

*Jewel-covered reindeer ears*

*Giant bubbles*

*And reindeer ornaments....such the serious crafter!*

Gingerbread Houses

We had a fun time making our gingerbread house 

with our friends this year

Anna, Daphne and Ryker

Amber and Kate

The finished product

Olivia, Ryker, Daphne and Kate

This is one of Liv's favorite traditions, 

she loves to do anything "crafty"