Road-trip Christmas

Lead-up to Christmas: 

• Advent calendar ("Is it #25 yet, Mom?")
• Christopher Popinkins ("He MOVED with his MAGIC!")
• Christmas Pandora station 
• Christmas cookies (very 'rustic' this year b/c of two good little helpers)
• Caroling (Silent Night, Away in a Manger.  Mostly adorable, except one case of severe stage fright & awkwardness)
• Lots and lots of Amazon boxes ("What did I order this time?? Oh. Yeah.")

Spitzbuben w/ Grandma

Christmas Eve:

• Drive to Austin 
• Act out the Nativity
• Christmas socks (Thanks, Joy!)

Reindeer Feed

Christmas Day:

Scooters!

SO perfect

It is my turn yet?

B/c every girl needs a 72oz Bubba mug

Mini Golf in the back yard

December 26-December 30:

• Drive to Wichita for cousin Ethan's baptism (Loved the fun hotel room and family time. Didn't love the mean flu bug that reared its ugly head.)

Ahhhhh. Blessed silence. 

• Drive to Dallas.....except our kids were sick & the Dallas cousins had lice....
• Skip Dallas, drive straight home to Houston.

Handsome Rob.  Champion Road-Tripper

New Year's Eve: 

• Rob chaperones a Stake Dance
• Kids in bed at 7:30pm
• Christa fast asleep by 9pm.  

Christmas was definitely magical this year.  It was so fun to experience it all through the eyes of two, very enthusiastic 3-year olds.  Being a parent makes life SO FUN!  We are grateful we got to spend it with family--even though our time together much too short (as usual!). 

I am so blessed and so thankful to my Savior.  I'm thankful for the example of His life and I'm thankful for His love and support I feel as I try to do my best each day.  

Popcorn with Grandpa

Until I get Christmas pictures sorted out, this is why it's SO AWESOME to live close to grandparents! I still can't get over how lucky we are to have them here.

My dad is a popcorn producing expert. And Lily is a popcorn consuming expert.  It's a match made in heaven.

Prepping

Pouring

Popping

 I love my dad.  

Not pictured: entire bowl of popcorn vanishing as little hands feed little mouths.