Last weekend, we ventured out to pick our Christmas tree. I put the lights on it and we decorated the rest of it as a family on Tuesday. The kids had a great time putting ornaments on the tree. Blake made a little clump of his own ornaments! LOL! Each year, the kids get a new ornament. This year, Brooklyn got a princess ornament, Blake got a Spiderman ornament and Gavin got a Lightning McQueen ornament. We've only had a few incidences of playing with ornaments or the lights, thank goodness! This is Gavin's first year dealing with a Christmas tree (last year we were visiting AZ so we didn't have our own Christmas tree) and he's done pretty well. Of course there will be no presents placed under the tree until after the kids are in bed Christmas Eve! We needn't have any unnecessary temptation. ;)
Having a little fun with the camera!
Friday night, we headed over to the temple grounds to look at the Christmas lights. This is a tradition that I have missed every year while we were in California! The LA temple was just too far of a drive (with traffic). It was fun to bundle up a bit, admire the beauty of the displays and feel the quiet spirit that emanates there.
Blake, Brooklyn and Gavin sitting at the spot whereMatt and I first talked about getting married!
"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn." 
"...behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem..."
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." 
6 comments:
kay, what's the link to your ebay store for those shoes? i actually bought some at target that i think are probably like what you are talking about and clara wore them for the first time yesterday and didn't pull them off once! she's also getting better with regular shoes, but sometimes i just want to put socks on. good thing we live in arizona and her little toes won't freeze off! :) cool pictures.
oh, and that picture of the manger scene is great. i loved that when i saw it and wanted a picture... it just seems so realistic to me.
What a beautiful post, Lindsay!
Hope you have the Merriest Christmas!
I haven't seen your blog in a while! I have been a bad blogger! Looks like you guys are having fun. Unfourtunately I still haven't sent out my "seasons greetings" cards. Email me your address christiansen_summer@yahoo.com
happy holidays :)
Love the pictures of the temple...you really ought to find a way to market your photos!
i love that your kids are always so matchy. gav looks like he's getting big- what size is he now?
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