Always enjoy Christmas crafting and baking with friends and fam.   At least I think I do, in theory anyway!  This year after the cooking baking with all the kids Mark said I didn't sound like I was having too much fun.   I was, in a drill instructor, mother hen, wish we were not so messy kind of way. 

Fridays are school with Abby.  She helped prepare hot cocoa gifts, peanut butter truffles, and yarn letters.

Love that apron Kellie!  Use it daily.

Thankful for these guys that come daily to do school with Daniela and Eli.  What a difference they have made in my life.  Merry Christmas to me!

Everyone after we decorated the tree.  We waited on our Hannah this year.  Tradition for us is decorating, drinking hot chocolate with a candy cane in it (thank you Dave and Leslie), and listening to Christmas music.  Mark always has an assorted selection of music for us.  We are usually tired of it by Christmas, mainly because he starts it up in August.  No grinchiness here. 

Preparing the Christmas balls for hanging.  We always loose a few, no worries.

Love the suspenders Faith. 

Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
 

Merry Christmas,

Paula