Merry Christmas

The Greatest Christmas Gift Ever

Gingerbread House!!!

I was at Joann's the other day and found a Gingerbread House kit. We've never made one before and I thought the girls would enjoy it. We had a lot fun decorating it with the help of Dad assembling the walls (that was kind of tricky). Here are some pictures of us decorating it. It turned out pretty cute. The girls did a good job.

Kamryn wasn't too happy we weren't giving her attention during the decorating. This is what she did most of the time. She did manage to stop crying for a little bit so I could snap a picture of all the girls together.

I had to add this picture of my little Kami. I bought her some new PJ's the other day and they look so cute on her. I love pink and green together. She's starting to sit up good with support and It's fun to watch her. She thinks she is pretty cool.

Who's that?

So, I have learned a great lesson this week. I put out all my Christmas decorations and as I was putting out my Nativity set Lauryn asked who the baby was. Wow. I felt a little sick inside. Me and Alan decided a few weeks ago that we were going to keep Christmas small this year for more than one reason but obviously the primary reason was so we could experience the true meaning of Christmas. I am okay at admitting that I'm not a perfect parent and many times I forget to teach my children some of the most valuable of lesson. Jesus' birth is a pretty important one. We've talked about it randomly in the past but obviously not made it special enough for Lauryn to remember. Now is a better time than ever. This Christmas I am going to start new traditions as our small little family grows and so we can learn and grow together. I love Christmas so much. The decorations, the food, the gift giving. But, Christmas is more that that. I NEED to focus more on our Savior this year, for myself and my family.