Christmas 2011

We had a fun Christmas here at home. We spent time with each other and friends and had a great time. I think my favorite part of the holidays is the food :) Seriously, we had a lot of yummy food this year. I am already excited for next Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years :) 

The kids are getting older and they understand more about the birth of Christ and the real reason for the season. It was fun to learn with them throughout the month. They loved talking about the nativity and learning more about their savior. They also LOVED singing Christmas songs and listening to Christmas music (another favorite part of Christmas for me). 

This year the kids shopped for each other.  It was fun for them to pick out a gift for each other and focus more on serving rather than getting. They were excited for the other to open the gift they bought one another (though Makiah needs to learn how to keep a secret!). 

A calendar is what Evan wanted for Christmas, and he told me this the night before. Lucky for him I had already made him one :) He LOVES it. Silly boy. I actually overheard him telling Makiah the other day that he wants a 2013 calendar for his birthday :)

Makiah "didn't get what she wanted." Though she got a lot of things that she LOVES. Apparently when she asks for something specific, she expects it. But she is on her way to learning that we don't always get exactly what we ask for. She is definitely grateful for what she has though :) She had a fun Christmas!