Pre Christmas Celebrations

We love Christmas around here!!!!!  Eddie the Elf flew back from the North Pole and we had so much fun searching for our star each morning.

The kids has their Advent Services too....they always do such an amazing job and nothing like good holiday music to get you in the spirit...

Here are some pictures from Brayden's performance...they sang and played the bells

Marshall and Hadley's performances were together...which was so nice!  During the dress rehearsal Hadley cried and didn't stay up on stage, but for the real performance she did great!

Dress Rehearsal

Here are some pre-show shots...

Singing Time!

Our Christmas Card picture....

Decorating the tree...when we went to Disney the kids each got to pick one ornament from the gift store...and that was their special ornament this year!

Kylo Ren

Lion King

The world's most breakable glass ornament filled with princesses....of course a 2 year old would pick that one :)

The boy scouts went on a trip to the Fire House...they got to see all the parts of the firehouse and the firefighter should them all how he gets geared up for a rescue

Happy St Nick!!!

We went to another Windy City Bulls game...and it was Star Wars Night....do you see Gus T. dressed up?!?!

Christmas Sweater Day At School....

Our Annual Santa breakfast....the boys were so excited to see Santa...and had their list prepared...Hadley on the other hand was not a fan.  We had breakfast, made a craft, visited with Santa and then watched the magic show.  Both the boys were even selected to be part of the show!

Gingerbread time!

Being Silly!

Snowman Game Time

Marshall at his preschool party...they made gingerbread houses and played freeze dance...and ate way too many yummy sweets!

We found the Holiday El Train this year!!!  It was a blast!!!  Complete with Santa, Elves, light and music!  We got off at Wrigley Field and then had lunch.

Almost Christmas Break!!!!

The kids had break a week before me...so Grandma and Grandpa Jefford came in to watch them...and we celebrated Christmas early with them!

On Christmas Eve we decorated sugar cookies and the kids went one by one with dad to get a sibling gift!  They had so much fun....they drew one name and got to shop for either their brother or sister and later after church they switched gifts