Christmas Party, Snow Day and Dance! 12/6

Our ward had the annual Christmas Party which turned out to be the best ward Christmas Party we have ever attended! Our ward is huge and EVERYONE came. They also had Santa come at the first, graham cracker house decorating, ornament making, delicious food, and a Nativity play. Charlie and Matthew were able to take part as shepherds. The beard Charlie was wearing was a surprise because he didn’t practice with it but found it in a box and put it on. I love the tradition of funeral potatoes, ham, and rolls at ward Christmas parties, nothing beats cheesy potatoes with cornflakes on top.

That next day (Sunday) we got our first major snow storm of the year! The kids were thrilled especially Conrad. With no memory of snow from last year he was completely mesmerized by it and laid on our dining room table looking out the window for over an hour. 

The view from our bedroom window was beautiful! We haven’t had much snow that last couple of years so I couldn’t keep myself from staring out the window all day.

The snow storm turned into an ice storm which led to the cancelling of school for the next day. They called a two hour delay for Government Employees so Seth was able to take his time. The kids all spent hours outside and went sledding with the neighbor kids. By the afternoon it had turned into rain but the snow was not over. It started snowing again in the middle of the night so school AND work for Seth was cancelled on Tuesday as well. I LOVE snow days. It’s like a surprise vacation/holiday. Besides playing in the snow we watched a marathon of Christmas movies. Watching my kid watch “Home Alone” was funnier than actually watching “Home Alone.”

We are keeping busy through December with our daily advent activity (we got a free dozen of Krispy Kremes on 12/12). The kids are also taking swimming lessons and loving it. This last Saturday (12/13)we had a birthday party, baptism, and Lucy’s first dance recital. Lucy has been taking her first dance class with Ms Beth the last nine weeks. She would ask me almost every morning if it was a dance day. The cute little 3-4 year olds put on a Christmas recital for their parents. It was one of the most adorable things I have ever seen!!