Gingerbread Train

We are liking the train theme this year! The kids decorated a gingerbread train.

Aiden was content to snatch candy, while Joshua licked green frosting.

We drove out to Palmer(about 40 minutes more than nine people should be in one car) to view the hundreds of nativity scenes that were set up all over the church. This is the best family picture we are going to get this year. Everyone was saying do not touch me, stop, I am not smiling. Josh would not even get in the picture below.

Oh Christmas Tree!!

The view from the train.

How we passed the time on the train- listening to Micah sing while he listened to the ipod and watching Aliyeh hold her breath through the tunnels.

Christmas Train

We took the Christmas train to Seward this year. We had to be at the station at 6:00 a.m.!!

Santa and his wife came through each car and we all got to tell him our list.

We got to decorate our car with craft projects that the elves gave us each hour.

Giving Thanks

Gratitude was the topic of family home evening last night and we each took turns saying five things we were grateful for. The list goes in order of oldest to youngest(I also color coded the text).

Cashflow helpful kids music sports Joshua house my mom football weight that I lost heat being a senior gospel family Aiden my birthday swimming lessons friends I can count on peace and quiet seminary cute boys video games Jesus going to the office butts gas prices going down freezer meals twilight books food piano ice cream my dad for letting me stay up late church Ana getting her license old green van Young Women's program my braces I pods McDonalds temple teachers

Halloween

Mario and Luigi were the girls choice this year. Their costumes won a prize at a party they went to.

Tigger was very cute this year. I love how his little tail would bounce as he walked down the sidewalk.