In addition to our usual favorites, this year we also went to a synchronized light display at a house owned by one of Dave's students that was fun. We also attended the elementary school Christmas party that we weren't able to go to last year. And Charlie's favorite activity of the season was just driving around to look at lights. Our neighborhood has some really impressive houses and we drove through at least a few times a week to enjoy the light displays before leaving town.
Grandma Howe sent Sophie this adorable reindeer dress
We decorated for Christmas and even Diamond got a little something to make her tank festive
These look more like fall pictures, but we had a really nice day in December so the boys and I went outside to clean up all the leaves that had blown into our backyard.
The kids always look forward to walking Candy Cane Lane and this year we were lucky enough to find Santa again at the end of the street!
Sophie asked for more CDs, Charlie said he wanted a choo choo, and Davey just wanted to get his free candy cane and leave :)
Sophie wrote a letter to Santa on behalf of all the kids this year
Sophie drew this adorable Christmas T-Rex picture for Davey
While the boys and I were gone in Seattle, Sophie and daddy had lots of fun back in Amarillo. They went out to eat, got donuts, and met Santa at the ward party!
Davey's letter group had a Christmas party where they each brought a book to exchange and made a cute reindeer headband craft
Sleepy Hollow Elementary had a Science With Santa event that we went to one night. They had a few different activity stations and story time with Santa in the library. Sophie set a record by stacking 14 sugar cubes, and since we never checked back later in the night to see if anyone surpassed her, we let her assume that she was the champion!
We also were able to squeeze in a visit to the Botanical Gardens for their light display before leaving town for Dallas. Davey looks a little stunned in this photo, but he was able to pull himself together enough to ask Santa for a Remote Control Batman car.
We celebrated "Grandmari" Christmas early so the kids would have some time to enjoy their gifts before we had to leave them to go to Dallas. They loved everything they received!
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