I attempted to add waves to Taylor's hair so one night I spent 45 minutes putting little braids in her hair after she got out of the bath.
The next morning. It turned out okay but don't think it was worth all the time to put the braids in and then take them out. I may just have to buckle down and buy a crimper (if they still make those).
Our friend Hollie had her annual gingerbread party which we always enjoy going to. Once again we didn't come close to placing in the top three but the big difference this year is we didn't stress, do a lot of prep work or spend a lot of money to not place in the top three like we did last year. I still think it turned out cute.
For family night later on in the month the kids made graham cracker houses.
Nathan's
Taylor's
Natalie's
The little girls and I attended the jingle jog at Nathan and Taylor's elementary school.
Even Amanda got dressed up for the occasion :-)
Taylor had a performance later that same day.
Then she got to decorate another graham cracker house. Doesn't she look so serious about it.
Her finished product.
Preston's side of the family had their annual Christmas party which we were happy to attend. It is now held at a church building because there are A LOT of family members. We sang the traditional "Hang the baby's stocking" song for all those babies that have been born since the last Christmas. Normally the Mom's go up with the babies but for some reason the Dad's did this year which is fine by me. It was entertaining Preston would dance with Amanda during the song as if she was an adult. I was just waiting for her to spit up all over him because I had just fed her but she never did. Preston and his siblings had a good representation (3) of new babies which has never been the case before. This is only the new babies that were there that night.
All of Preston's side of the family with Nana who just turned 96 on the 8th of January. Just as a side note , notice that my son is wearing shorts and a t-shirt at a Christmas party. You know you live in Arizona when that happens.
We went to a local car dealership that does free pictures with Santa. Nathan who LOVES cars especially Camaro's and Corvette's got his picture taken in a couple of them. Nathan often discusses what kind of car he thinks he will drive when he grows up. He also discusses ideas for his customized license plate like ASUROKS or NATEDOG
As you can see Natalie is still timid about the Santa and would not see him by herself or get too close.
Since Preston was actually with us to see Santa this time we decided to do a picture with the whole family and Jolly Old St. Nick.
Taylor's
Natalie's
The little girls and I attended the jingle jog at Nathan and Taylor's elementary school.
Even Amanda got dressed up for the occasion :-)
Taylor had a performance later that same day.
Then she got to decorate another graham cracker house. Doesn't she look so serious about it.
Her finished product.
Preston's side of the family had their annual Christmas party which we were happy to attend. It is now held at a church building because there are A LOT of family members. We sang the traditional "Hang the baby's stocking" song for all those babies that have been born since the last Christmas. Normally the Mom's go up with the babies but for some reason the Dad's did this year which is fine by me. It was entertaining Preston would dance with Amanda during the song as if she was an adult. I was just waiting for her to spit up all over him because I had just fed her but she never did. Preston and his siblings had a good representation (3) of new babies which has never been the case before. This is only the new babies that were there that night.
All of Preston's side of the family with Nana who just turned 96 on the 8th of January. Just as a side note , notice that my son is wearing shorts and a t-shirt at a Christmas party. You know you live in Arizona when that happens.
We went to a local car dealership that does free pictures with Santa. Nathan who LOVES cars especially Camaro's and Corvette's got his picture taken in a couple of them. Nathan often discusses what kind of car he thinks he will drive when he grows up. He also discusses ideas for his customized license plate like ASUROKS or NATEDOG
As you can see Natalie is still timid about the Santa and would not see him by herself or get too close.
Since Preston was actually with us to see Santa this time we decided to do a picture with the whole family and Jolly Old St. Nick.
