Christmas Season 2012 - Part One

It's pretty sad Christmas is close to be 6 months away and I'm just barely getting around to posting.  Where did January, February, March, and April go???  I'm ready for the nice weather, but wow, those months went by way too fast.  My goal is to be caught up in the next few weeks, so we will see how that plays out. :)

The holidays (Thanksgiving to Christmas) were busy around our household as we had to be out of our house the middle of December.  Even though we moved into our house with the "bare necessities" it was still crappy having to pack it all up. 

We went to Festival of Trees and Ashlyn was more entertainment than the performers.  She enjoyed copying every dance move taking place on stage.  Ry and Kes enjoyed the treats and the playhouses.  They have begged their dad numerous times to make them one.  None of the girls were interested in seeing Santa Claus, they wanted to wave "Hi" as we passed by. 

Funny pic...but the only one with Jared in it to
show him for future years, that yes, he did come
with us to the Festival of Trees one year and he did
enjoy himself. :)

To say Keslee loves hugs would be an understatement.
This girls loooooves to be loved.  She could cuddle with me all
day on the couch and be perfectly content.  She asks a couple
times a day to sit on my lap and me just hold her.   

Next we enjoyed another year at Snowbird for the annual ES3 Christmas Party.  It's fun to get away kidless and enjoy some time with just each other.

The girls did a cute Christmas performance for school.  They did sit on Santa's lap, but I think it is out of pure fear of possibly getting in trouble from their teacher if they didn't when their name was called...not that their teacher would have gotten mad at them... 

It is now Christmas year around at our house because they have those songs drilled into their head.   Ashlyn loves Jingle Bells and sings that song constantly and the girls like to sing I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.  I love to listen to their version and mix-up of translation that takes place...it is priceless. :)  They did awesome and I'm so proud of both of them. 

At the beginning of the program the teacher told the
boys and girls to keep their hands by their sides.  Keslee
was almost as stiff as board because she was so afraid about
moving her hands away from her side.  Toward the end of
the program she would put her hands behind her back, but
you would never find them wandering to play with her shirt
or up by her first...they were always where they were supposed
to be.  That little one has some anxiety I'm afraid and her poor
fingers are proof of that.  She picks them like crazy.