Pre-Christmas Activities

Why, yes, I'm a bloggin machine right now!

Here are a few pictures from December.

It snowed a few times. It never really stuck though.

The girls however were excited.

Lexi was so excited about Christmas crafts.

Here is a snowman that she made.

She was very proud of it.

And it is still hanging up in our dinning room and probably will all winter long.

Avery made one too.

We (well I) strung popcorn on some thread and we put it on the tree.

It turned out okay but I will probably never do it again.

Next year will try Cheerios or Fruit Loops instead.

We finally had a star on the top of our tree and a tree skirt on the bottom.

We (well the girls) decorated a gingerbread house again this year.

We talked a lot about baby Jesus this year.

Lexi even memorize parts of some scriptures about Christ's birth.

The girls decided to decorate a "manger" for baby Jesus.

Lexi was so concerned that baby Jesus wasn't born in a hospital.

She told me that she would let Jesus in the hotel.

And just for fun here is a picture of the excited bride Lexi and her bride Belle barbie.

And I just was so proud of myself.

I found this remote control Geo Trax's train set at the thrift store for $6!!!

Now we officially have a boy toy at our house.

Family Nativity

We hope you had a very Merry Christmas!
Love,
Sean, Sam, Lexi and Avery
(and Brett)

...

And here's the link to last year's nativity picture.

Merry Christmas from Our Family

At this time of year when we celebrate the birth of our Savior, we hope that you remember the real reason for the season. The birth of a tiny, precious and perfect baby who gave us the perfect example of how to live and how to love each other and who paved the way for us to return to our Father in Heaven.

(In case you didn't catch on we are reenacting the first Christmas as Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus and the sheep. This was really fun for Lexi to do and I think will become a new tradition for our family.)

Lexi's Latest Tricks

So, we recently put on new picture of Christ above our couch. I wanted a big picture of the Savior on our wall. It's the first thing you see when you walk into our home and I love that. Also, I wanted to start teaching Lexi who Jesus is. After I put the picture on the wall, I pointed to it and said, "Jesus." And Lexi isntantly knew who He was. Everytime I say, "Lexi, where is Jesus?" She points to Him and smiles. It is so precious. I will have to post a video of it because I am is such a awe of her tender little spirit. I believe that the veil is thin and that there are things that she remembers still.

On a less spiritual note, Lexi has figured out how to spin in circles on her bottom. And she has figured out the joys of the slippery bathroom floor. And as you will see in the video, Lexi can do the splits.