Hams

 Check out Louisa's top teeth! She's gotten them BEFORE Christmas :) 

Silly Sisters

Santa on the Square

 Emi bravely crawled up on Santa's lap first

 Sharing what they want

 All 3 girls, no tears!

Cuddled up for a carriage ride through downtown

Our horse was named "Sammie"

Family shot (Louisa is asleep under the lap blanket)

Preschool Christmas Program

 Cute Louisa awaiting her sisters' performance 

 The "living nativity"

Emi is hidden behind some teachers on the far right side :( 

Cora is in a black top with sequins on left side

Gymstars

Sammy, Brooklyn, Cora, Jill, Mackenzie, Addison & Morgan

Sunday School Christmas Program

The Christmas Season has begun! Today the Sunday School children at church narrated the Christmas story and the congregation integrated Christmas Hymns. It was a really nice service!

 Emi modeling her cute outfit

with buddy Caroline

Emi's FAVORITE song is "the oreo" one -- aka Gloria (glooooooo-ooooo-ooooo-ooooo-oooo-oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oooooo-ria) Big thanks to Babysitter Molly for helping keep Emi involved in the program :) 

What to do when NOT running a (half) marathon...

So it's FRIGID here, and I'm a Northerner. The roads are not icy, but the windchill is in the low teens. Everyone is getting cabin fever. Somehow, good spirits remain!

Most of the gang went to Graceland… 

 one of Elvis' tacky rooms

 What Cora wants to get Daddy for Christmas

 maybe not...

 What Greg wants for Christmas

 Keeping the fire going

 Enjoying some hot chocolate to warm up

 Working on cute gingerbread picture frames

the finished product

 On the tree!

 Dinner? HUGE Pizza!!!

"Iced in?"

So we essentially got iced in here…. all 15 of us (so happy to finally USE our 5 bedrooms!)… Yes we have 9 kids ages 12 and under. Thankfully these kids are great and get along wonderfully :) We adults enjoyed the time to catch up, as well...

 Even the Daddies enjoyed the craft projects :) 

 Performing "Sisters" from White Christmas

 Wonderful chaos

At the "kid table"

 Playing Cranium

 Greg kept the fireplace going all day...

 Bonny watching the weather

 Maria, Julianna and Cora made chocolate-chip/M&M cookies for all

 

George helped

 Louisa watched them bake

 The kids tried out Cranium

 

 Godfather/Goddaughter

 Making smores in the fireplace 

  Yummy!

The adults a bit more relaxed once we learned the Marathon was cancelled :(