Another quick update

One of these days I will get this blog somewhat current again, we are getting closer :) :) December was filled of course with a lot of fun activities including having the beloved Grant family come down for a visit. We took the kids to breakfast with Santa which was fun. The ward had costumes for everyone to wear and we took some fun pictures, had a yummy breakfast and got to of course see Santa Claus. Last year Ave had been totally frieked out by Santa but this year she climbed right up on his lap smiled at him and said "I love you Santa!" It was really cute. We of course did our annual gingerbread house contest and amazingly yes Deke did not win this year which I believe is a first. Dylann and I were on a team together and we created a gingerbread barn complete with a small field, pig pen, a rising sun and a hen sitting on her nest in the top of the barn. We were pretty excited about it. This year even after a yummy Christmas dinner, singing some Christmas songs, reading a Christmas story around the tree, putting out cookies for Santa and carrots for the reindeer as well as sprinkling "reindeer food" up the driveway and out on the patio, Ave was out like a light and Hunter was up until midnight. He told us that he was definitely going to see Santa this year and every single noise or bump he heard he was out of his room trying to look around sure that he had heard Santa. When he finally was quiet we went in and found him asleep right by his window sill he had fallen asleep watching out the window Deke and I smiled as we settled him in it was so sweet. Hunter had created the North Pole out of Lego's as well as his rendition of Santa's sleigh and left it out for Santa to see. Christmas morning brought new bikes for each of the kids which they have thoroughly enjoyed riding. We have cracked up watching Ave get on her bike and speed down the street. Avery also got a princess tent, dress up clothes, a princess hair styling bag and a baby Ariel doll since that is her favorite princess. Hunter got the ever dreamed about creepy crawler bug maker, some new scooby movies, shark bite bay hotwheels set and some way fun walkie talkies that we have all enjoyed playing with around the house. Hunter had bought presents for each of us at his schools workshop which was really cute. It was a great Christmas and very busy very fun month.