Christmas in July

Ever hear of Christmas in July?  Well; close enough... Here's our Christmas post in June!  Every year, it is way to cold out for Parade of Lights... this year - we bundled up and headed into the crowds.  No worries, George... we avoided all sneezing children.

Other Christmas prep included singing in the Church Cherub Choir, writing letters to Santa and of course sitting in his lap, putting up our Christmas tree and having Christmas party concerts at school! Lots going on this time of year!

I was so proud that the kids wanted to write Santa for the first time.  They both worked so hard on their letters and I think they even found a secret code that only Santa knows for their requests.  I sure couldn't figure out the code. ... could you?

Orchard Valley does an Amazing job at Christmas programs for the kids and Ms Watson and Ms Darla's programs were no exception.  They are always so fun to watch.  This year, they were held at the same time which made it challenging, but we split up and made it work.

We were very excited to have Gma and Gpa Cannode join us for service on Christmas eve.  The kids were enthralled with the service and maybe even the fact they got to sit on our laps!  They normally attend Sunday School so sitting still was a somewhat new concept and they did great.

Who wants to spend a holiday with your boring in-laws... I sure don't.  Thankfully, I don't have boring in-laws!  I have Fabulous, Entertaining, Crazy and Loving in-laws.  I think this next picture captures every one's essence perfectly.

Family traditions are what Christmas is all about.  One of my favorites is the kids opening their Christmas jammies from Gma and Papa Mattson on Christmas Eve.

Christmas morning is pure excitement from what Santa brought.  I guess Santa was able to figure out the secret code on those letters.  By the look on their faces - he Nailed it!  My favorite part is how excited they Always get about Fruit Snacks! Santa better NEVER Forget them!

We were blessed to share in Cousin Holly's First Christmas celebration.  She looked so pretty in her Christmas dress. She sure was our little Angel this year!

As you can see... we were all very lucky this year with lots of presents.  Some of us got tuckered out from the event (Holly), some got excited about their new workout attire (Amy) and some couldn't decide if they wanted to play star wars or cowboys... or both (the infamous Double Ks)!

What really captures our Christmas this year though are the last three pictures.  Pure Love and Family.  Thank you for taking the day to enjoy and spend time in our home. We Loved Every Minute!