Advent

We've been enjoying the month of December with some pretty crazy warm weather and lots of Christmas festivities. December 1st started our advent calendar in our home and since the girls had practices every week for a Christmas musical and Ryan's cleaning business stretched from 2-4 office buildings we decided to go light on the daily activities! We've read a lot of books, colored a lot of pictures, delivered a card and crumb cake to our mail ladies, practiced a lot of songs, baked, had a fancy family meal and enjoyed hot chocolate. 

Baking and decorating sugar cookies for the school party. 

Hot Chocolate time! Thanks to my grandma we enjoy our hot chocolate in style!

Secrets.....don't tell mom! I still have no idea what they were whispering about. 

We had a great time at our school party!

The fancy candlelit family meal is still our favorite.....

......as well as dancing in the living room afterwards. 

Oops! These pictures are out of order. Our school crew at their party!

The gift exchange is always a highlight.

And our handsome guy turned 8 months at the beginning of the month! He is crawling/scooting backwards and in circles. This can be very frustrating for him at times because he can't always get the item he wants. He can say 'Uh-Oh", sing at the top of his lungs (can be hear above a singing congregation!) and has started a new laugh whenever he thinks something is funny or that he should join the current laughter. His new laugh sounds like a machine gun and he knows he's funny when he laughs like that and continues just to get everybody to laugh! We love this adorable goofball!!!

I'll write about the girls' musical soon, but just because they were so adorable I will let you enjoy a sneak preview!

They are the most adorable line dancing angel and tap dancing wise man ever!!!