Memories leading us to Christmas!

December Memories~
We made lots of memories as a family leading us right up to Christmas! 
Lots of fun pics to help us remember what we did. Take a peak!
Sledding Day with Mom! Weather was perfect for Drew to sled in his Under Armour sweatshirt...his favorite way to go!
Caleb is one brave 5 year old when he's sledding. No fear!
 Christmas tree time! Love taking grandma and grandpa along for the hunt. Great Smiles!
 Always love the tradition of finding the perfect tree with my dad. Brings back many memories of him and I growing up walking all around to find just the right one! Glad he is still apart of these moments with me.

 Found it! Kyle is almost as tall as our tree! I'm sure someday all 5 guys will be as tall as our Christmas tree!
 These 4 boys make me smile. They love being outside and being together.

Nice to see Santa and Mrs. Clause. Boys are always a bit shy and not so sure, but they're smiling!
Tree is up!
So glad to have Kyle back home from Honduras. Great trip for him!
Jake made it through his first teeth cleaning with a smile! Love the shades!
Baking with Bethany was so special for Jake and I. We hope this is a new tradition for us!
Christmas Parade with friends!
Love this pic of the boys watching the fireworks.
School Program for Drew. He did super!
Christmas concert at Cedarbrook. Love these smiles under the bright lights.
Jake was so excited to be apart of the concert and knew his songs well...nice and loud for us to hear!

Fun night watching Home Alone2 and eating pizza with some of our favorite people! Great night as a family!

Jake and his favorite buddy Logan. Shoveling!
Having lunch with friends is so fun!
More baking since we ate most of what we made already! One more batch for Santa!
Great work Caleb! Bailey looks excited about these cookies too!

Love making Memories with those we love the most!! Its Christmas Time!!!

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