Adelaide and I went to the school to attend the class parties for the kids. The parties only last 30 minutes so it's fun to pop in and say hello before running to the next class to see what another classroom is doing.
Eleanor was excited to show Adelaide around the kindergarten pod.
Austin was thrilled with his party snacks.
CHRISTMAS BREAK! Austin had a procedure done on his tongue so we weren't sure how he'd be feeling on the first day of break. He woke up feeling pretty good so we decided to go to Science City. My kids loved it so much. We all loved it! Whenever we go to a museum together for the entire day, I have flashbacks to when we'd spend the days exploring together before anyone had school obligations.
We also had a free pass to the zoo that expires at the end of December. We woke up Saturday morning and the weather was on the warmer side so we decided to jump at the opportunity to go to the zoo. Aaron hasn't been to the new aquarium yet so we were excited to walk through it with him.
After the zoo, the kids had a birthday party with a Barbie theme. A new barbie movie came out a few months ago. We haven't seen it, but thanks to our dentist, Eli had a sweatshirt he could wear for a costume. Our kind neighbor also let the kids borrow some of their stuff for costumes. The girls got to get fake eyelashes and makeup.
It was quite the party! It was thoughtful of our friends to invite all my kids.
CHRISTMAS EVE!! My mom always says that Christmas Eve on a Sunday is her favorite. It's my favorite too! We woke up and got ready for church so we could be there an hour early to practice with the choir. Our Sacrament meeting was spirit-filled and music-filled. Eli sang with the choir with Aaron and me and I cried as the choir and primary sang, "He is Born the Child Devine."
We spent the rest of the day baking vegetable muffins (to get some veggies in), sugar cookies (to deliver to neighbors as well as decorate for Santa) and fudge (Austin followed a recipe with three ingredients). It was crazy at times with all of us in the kitchen, but I did love being all together!
We ended the evening with a candlelight dinner around the table. We read the birth of Christ in Luke 2 and then sang Christmas songs around the piano. Music was a big part of my Christmas worship as a kid thanks to my mother so I'm doing all I can to keep that tradition alive with my own family. We intentionally wanted to keep Christmas Eve as our own family and it was lovely and special. I'm so grateful for the joy we feel because of our relationship with Jesus Christ. I love that we talk of him every day, and not just at Christmas time.
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