Have your self a Merry little Christmas...

It's Christmas time and Santa is not the only one with a List!

Checking off all the Holiday Activities on Mommy's List, and checking it twice!

Trees are up and halls are decked!

Check!

Lower limb ornaments continue to make their way up to higher limbs away from little hands.

Our Elf on the Shelf "Eldon" and his sidekick "Snickerdoodle" the reindeer are here to watch and report back to Santa!

Letters to Santa-   Check!

 School Christmas Program  -  Check!

Packages are wrapped. 

(And getting bigger.)

Check!

Ward Christmas Party.  Double Check!

This year Mommy was in charge of the ward Christmas Parties- both of them.  Still not sure how that happened exactly but she did a great job.

In the morning was our Jingle & Mingle Breakfast with Santa, PJ's and Ugly Christmas sweater party. 

Seriously Awesome Santa reads a cute story to the kids.

Daddy wins the Ugly Sweater party! 

After breakfast was over it was a quick take down so that we could get ready for an Adults only evening dinner and program.  Why the two parties?  The Morning is fun and festive but it's really hard to fellowship anyone while you are balancing four plates of food for kids and the noise and commotion.  So we do a separate dinner.

It turned out really nice.  Good Food, Great Company. 

Christmas Cards are in the mail- Check!

Christmas cards are filling the wall!  Austin loves to find familiar faces! 

Naughty or Nice?

Making Gingerbread Houses with the second grade class! Check!

Little brother shows his dismay about being given cereal to snack on while there is candy in the room. 

 He obviously doesn't fully understand Santa's list.

Making our lists and checking them twice.  True to themselves, Leighton wants barbies and princesses, Alexis wants crafty things!

Gingerbread Heads!

(seriously, this Mom needs a few shortcuts) 

Check!

Everyone is ready for the big day!  Even the picture frame is ready for this years pic with Santa!

Our Date with the Big Guy! Check!