The Chamberlains

 What was so great about Milo is that when it was his turn to sit on Santa's lap he had no qualms. His feet were moving before they hit the floor to run to Santa.

 And of course Ever wanted nothing to do with him. :)

 As you can tell from the kids presents, we don't go very crazy getting them things. They each get a few small gifts and then one larger family present. Every year when we get everything out and wrapped our pile is pretty small for 5 kids. And I always feel so good about that. After all, Christmas is about Christ right? We always try to find someway to help others in need and we keep our own Christmas modest.



 Our first measurable snow came Christmas morning. So of course we had to have a snowball fight with the Michaelson's and the Rejholec's. What fun neighbors!

 Indie and Annicka loved the ice skating, Milo and Park were neutral.





And Park really didn't want me to take a picture of him. There are about 10 of him all blurry and running away, except this one. :)

 This year I participated in a community choir of The Messiah. We performed twice and it was a full house each time. It was an incredible experience! It pushed me to my limits and helped me to grow.

 Have you ever wondered what Park would look like without arms? Well know you know.

 Monday evening we had dinner with some friends that we call our "Jewish friends." We are the "Mormon kids." Scott and I met them on our cruise a couple of years ago. They are such a riot, we just love them. Our friendship is great for them as two of the three couples don't have any grandkids. They love to spoil ours. :)
 From left to right, Linda, Bernie, Mike, Arnie
 Tuesday Morning we had plans to hit the strip and see some of the sites. Our plans had to be postponed since the check engine light came on in the van and it was smelling funny. We spent the morning at a Kia dealership getting the starter and the battery replaced. So we hit the strip after getting some lunch.
 We began by taking a ride on the High Roller! It was really cool. I think it was one of the favorite things that we did.
 The kids went crazy dancing to the music.


 And Ever loved waddling about the pod playing.
 We even had a diaper change in the middle of the 30 minute ride.
 The Bellagio fountains.

 It was so beautiful and peaceful and hopefully the kids see what their goals in life should really be.
 After the temple we headed up to Red Rock Canyon for a hike to get the wiggles out before our drive home. The kids had so much fun climbing in and out of little caves and jumping all over the place. It was a great hike for the kids.