trimming the tree & christmas 2013. part 1.

we enjoyed another beautiful christmas at our home in idaho falls.  

chris took the kids to the mall one afternoon while i was hosting shawnae's bridal shower and they got to meet santa (i don't think zach wanted to sit with a strange man he didn't know)-

           

brady and olivia brought home lots of christmas crafts from school-

i enjoyed decking out our home in lights and decor.  

chris helped hang lights outside, which was the first time we've ever done that!!!  

i wish we got a picture of the outside of the house all lit up

the family room where the stocking were hung by the chimney with care

we always decorate the tree all together for a family home evening

 

the kids participated in the primary christmas program at our church.  

it was so adorable.  brady was a shepherd and olivia could choose between being a cow, a lamp or a donkey.  she told the primary president that she was going to be a kitty or she wasn't coming. so...she was the stable kitty cat.  oh, olivia!

(brady third in from the left, and olivia center/right)

(do you like the christmas socks she insisted on wearing?!)

the adorable mary & joseph

we enjoyed christmas morning with our little family and uncle bryce who was living with us at the time.  we had a smaller christmas this past year since we did so much remodeling to the house.  the kid's big gift was the trampoline which we scored on a black friday sale with the enclosure and tax-free in montana over thanksgiving (only $179!)  they were very patient waiting ALL THE WAY until LATE spring after we moved to tooele, ut to set it up!!

the kids are allowed to open their stockings first, which was a tradition i grew up with and then everyone wears their santa hats, which is a tradition chris grew up with.

this is a cheesy face but uncle bryce enjoyed christmas morning too.  he even got a stocking!

zach really enjoyed opening his presents this year-

it was a great christmas morning.  later we enjoyed a big breakfast and played with new toys before heading down to burley to chris' parents house for a big family dinner.