Christmas 2012

I love Christmas! This year we stayed in St. George with Brad's parents for Christmas. It was the first time we were not at our own house Christmas morning. We had a fun time and got to share it with Brads parents, and Brother Scott and his family.

 

We did our usual tradition of going to my Mom's house for Christmas dinner and then the grandkids act out the Nativity scene.

 

Tradition at Grandma Hawkers is she always gets all the grandkids matching pajamas. Notice Andy is replaced by the dog cause he fell asleep before we got to the pajamas.

 

Christmas morning all our kids with thier stockings

 

MaKayla got a Laptop this year

 

Izzy got an iPod

 

Andy and Emily both got LeapPads

 

Brad got sweet Pilot Sunglasses

 

I got a sweet watch for Running

December Activities

December is usually a busy month and this year was no exception. We had a fun time doing lots of fun activities with the kids and family. Here are some of our favorite moments!

 

Helping Grandma Hawker decorate her Christmas Tree

 

Visiting my family. Briggs, Andy, and Braiden are all the same age. They had so much playing like Army men and wrestling with each other!

 

Decorating Gingerbread Men

 

We went to the Ethel M Chocolate Museum. We saw how they make and package their chocolate. They also have a huge cactus garden all lit up with lights.

 

A night out at Chucke Cheese!

 

Its blurry but a family photo at the Christmas Display at the Bellagio

Me and Emily got to spend a day Christmas Shopping!

 

Brad and I at his work Sundance Christmas Party

 

 

MaKayla and Brad

We went out shopping and having fun together!

Christmas Tree

This year has been filled with many "Firsts" Getting a Christmas tree from a parking lot is one of the "Firsts" we never thought would happen. Usually we drive up into the mountains and cut down 2 trees. One huge one and one little one. However, here in NV there isnt anywhere to get a tree, so for the first time we had to buy one. We found a cute tree and brought it home. It was the "First" time MaKayla wasn't with us to pick out our tree. That was very hard for me. It was also the "First" time we have had a Christmas tree this small! But it turned out beautiful and I loved having that perfect tree shaped tree!

Emily and Izzy next to the tree, the tree lot guy made them a little tree of thier own from the cut off stump and limbs.

 

It was so small if fit into the back of the truck

 

All the kids in front of the decorated tree.