The Magical Month of Christmas

December 25, 2014

Christmas Treats

Christmas Activities

Christmas Eve in our own home 

is the most magical thing ever!

Falling asleep while nursing as
sugarplum fairies danced in his head.

When "Santa" went to bed. 

Christmas Morning!

Heading downstairs to see what Santa's Elves 

had been making them the past week. 

For the first time, I organized a Nativity at Daddy and Deb's 

on Christmas Day. It was so special to be there. 

I am so grateful for the first nativity long ago

 when my dear Savior was born. I love Him 

and I love having an entire season where all Christians 

come together to celebrate His birth. Merry Christmas!

My Angel

December 12, 2014

Sawyer was cast as an angel for our ward nativity 

that our primary put on. It was a lot of work, 

but the children did a great job with the songs 

and the spirit was really strong. 

After the program my "angel" and I had this conversation...

Me- "You did a great job being an angel tonight. 

Did you have fun holding your candle and singing?"

S- "Yes. I also had fun wrestling those boys." 

Me- "I don't think angels are supposed to wrestle." 

S- "But I'm not a REAL angel mom, I'm a boy. 

And sometimes boys do crazy things!"

Haha. Don't I know it?! :)

Christmas Fun!

December 26, 2013

It was a great Christmas season.

We made fun Christmasy crafts!

Made a Christmas Cake Train.

Made Gingerbread Houses

And made lots of Christmas Cookies

(Sand tart cookies, Kissy cookies, and Wood family cookies)

Sawyer LOVED playing in the flour when we made cookies!

We were happy to welcome our elf Tad
 back to the Wood home.




We read a lot of Christmas books.
Some of our favorites being...
 "If you Take a Mouse to the Movies",
"Claude the Dog", The Christmas Pageant",
and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer".




We had fun singing Christmas Carols while
Daddy played them on our new piano.

We went looking for a Christmas Tree.

And we had a lot of fun decorating said tree.

And went to see Santa!

(Although I wouldn't let his germ-covered 

gloves touch my 6 week old)

Christmas Eve we went to my Nana's for a little.

We snapped this gem while Nana wasn't looking.

Then came home and spent Christmas Eve

 in our own home for the first time! It was wonderful!

Christmas Morning!

Ah, the magic of Christmas!

They were pretty excited about the 

Thomas Playzone Santa brought them!

Reuben played with that for a bit...

While Sawyer and Dad set up the 

new Rudolph wooden train set from Mom and Dad.

I think Quincy enjoyed the day as well.

The boys snuggled up and watched Rudolph.

(Apparently it is a very serious movie)

And the princess enjoyed her new bed.

Yes, it was a magical Merry Christmas!