Despite the craziness, the Christmas Season is such a fun time of year. From Thanksgiving to New Years is a whirlwind but the holidays bring big smiles to my girls' faces, so all of the stress that comes with the season is totally worth it. Unfortunately, I'm way behind on our family blog posts so this one covers a few of the events from our December.
Decorating is always our first order of business. We had a real tree for a couple years but they can be a hassle with the watering & the needles plus they're an additional expense. So this year I bought a really pretty artificial tree at Target for $95. Even Mike was pleased with my purchase, mostly because it was so quick and easy to put up and take down.
We don't go crazy decorating the outside of our house but I think it still looks cute!
Mikayla's school presented a Christmas Program. She knew all of her songs and practiced them loudly and proudly at home. Much to our surprise Mikayla was more reserved the night of her performance. Stinker! She was all smiles with her teacher after the program though!
A few days later, the girls wrapped up school for Winter Break. Maddy's class had the typical politically correct "Winter Party". Mikayla's class enjoyed a Polar Express Party complete with pajamas and hot chocolate. Mikayla loves her class and her teacher, Mrs. Kranz!
No holiday season would be complete without a trip to Mission Valley. Mr. Evander has a acre of property that he decks out with Christmas lights. He welcomes everyone to walk around and he even has chairs to sit and watch his synchronized light & music show. His displays get bigger every year!
The lines to see Santa at the mall this year were ridiculous. Not to mention the prices for a smallest photo package.... $22 to get a picture with Santa? Ouch! After 3 tries to see the big guy, the girls decided it was best to send Santa their letters at Macy's instead.
Amongst all the Christmas movies and baking we also built our first gingerbread house! It was much more involved than I thought so I let the girls improvise and it turned out great!
We also attended a Christmas party that a close family friend throws every year. Mike & I had a great time hanging out with our friends and the girls had a great time with theirs!
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