December is always busy and there are always so many activities to keep us that way. Our family signed up to participate in Ward Pixie Week. You visit an assigned family for 3 nights, leaving small gifts and trying not to get caught. Unfortunately, we were assigned the Goon Family this year. They tend to wait for their deliveries and pounce on their poor Pixies. The 1st night we knew Taz would be waiting, so we parked outside their neighborhood and Lex and Robbie climbed over the fence into an alleyway and snuck around to their house, without getting caught. Taz wasn't home the other nights so we were able to make it through the week without getting caught.
We also went and picked out our tree at Home Depot. They only had rather small ones and Seth kept hugging them and saying this particular one was his girlfriend, so we chose that one.
That Friday, the Primary put on a Drive-Thru Santa. You dropped your kids off at one door, they went in and visited Santa and got their picture taken, then you picked them up at another door.
That same Friday, we went with my parents, Chris, and the cousins to see the Live Nativity. Lex had her Girl's Night and didn't go, but the rest of us enjoyed it. This is my favorite Christmas activity. I always feel the Spirit and I am reminded of the reason Christmas is so special.
The next morning, Lex came home early from staying over at Shae's and and we picked Camryn up from staying over at Heather's so we could meet up with Grandma and Grandpa Jenkins and the Tatums at Bass Pro Shop. They always have the best Santa. Lex asked for a Nixon camera (she didn't know what to ask for and did not come up with a good fake request), Cam asked for Uggs, and Seth asked for a Power Wing Scooter.
We were so busy with other activities, we decorated our tree a little later than usual. It was right before we ate dinner, which is Lex's nap time. She was a little grumpy.
The girls had some dress up days before school let out for the break. One day Lex dressed as a present and Cam had an Ugly Sweater Day.
One night we made a trip to see our favorite Christmas lights on Quiver Point.
We went to get hot cocoa and donuts, but the place was closed, so we went to Tropical Smoothie instead. It seemed kind of a funny thing to do after looking at lights, but they were good.
We made Aunt Crysta's buttermilk cookies,
and we had midnight breakfast at the GVR with Jo, Bo, Abigail, Chris, Madison, Tyler, Sydney, Chase, and Zach.
I love all of our holiday traditions!
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