In Highland this time of year you can take a trip back in time to witness the Nativity. What a beautiful reminder of the birth of the Saviour. The whole family enjoyed it, despite the cold weather.
My sister Lindsey and her cutie, Emme. Her big cutie Thomas was at home recovering from an apendectomy. One thing I look forward to every Christmas season is the chance to pull out and dust off my violin. I love to play duets with Lindsey on her flute. We played for my sister-in-law's R.S. lesson, and I got to play in my ward also. My grandpa has stopped threatening to take my violin back if I don't play, but he is happy when I can tell him I did play!
The camels were awesome, so big and loud!
Its been a snowy Winter this year. Sydney and Colin got inflated truck inner tubes for Christmas and have been able to use them a lot already.
Not a proper Christmas without some attempt at a gingerbread house, right? This was a kit so required very little work on Mom's part, just cleanup.
One of our traditions is to open a present each night for a few nights before Christmas. One night this year we all got marshmallow shooter guns that Frank and I made out of pvc pipe! Another night we got the Knock 'em Sock 'em Robots game, along with Apples to Apples and Scrabble. Scrabble has been our favorite so far. We stayed up late playing with Sydney and Colin a couple times, until they got so tired and silly we had to send them to bed.
Grandma and Grandpa Collings have made it their tradition to give the grandkids new pj's on Christmas Eve. Don't they look cozy?
Although we opened several gifts before Christmas, we saved at least one big one for Christmas morning. They were almost drooling!
Frank took Colin snowboarding on Christmas day. They froze and Frank's board broke on the first run, but they had some good bonding time! I took the rest of the family over to my parents for dinner and some games. This is my dad and my brother, Chris.
My sister Lindsey and her cutie, Emme. Her big cutie Thomas was at home recovering from an apendectomy. One thing I look forward to every Christmas season is the chance to pull out and dust off my violin. I love to play duets with Lindsey on her flute. We played for my sister-in-law's R.S. lesson, and I got to play in my ward also. My grandpa has stopped threatening to take my violin back if I don't play, but he is happy when I can tell him I did play!
The camels were awesome, so big and loud! 
Its been a snowy Winter this year. Sydney and Colin got inflated truck inner tubes for Christmas and have been able to use them a lot already.
Not a proper Christmas without some attempt at a gingerbread house, right? This was a kit so required very little work on Mom's part, just cleanup. 
One of our traditions is to open a present each night for a few nights before Christmas. One night this year we all got marshmallow shooter guns that Frank and I made out of pvc pipe! Another night we got the Knock 'em Sock 'em Robots game, along with Apples to Apples and Scrabble. Scrabble has been our favorite so far. We stayed up late playing with Sydney and Colin a couple times, until they got so tired and silly we had to send them to bed.
Grandma and Grandpa Collings have made it their tradition to give the grandkids new pj's on Christmas Eve. Don't they look cozy?
Although we opened several gifts before Christmas, we saved at least one big one for Christmas morning. They were almost drooling! 
Frank took Colin snowboarding on Christmas day. They froze and Frank's board broke on the first run, but they had some good bonding time! I took the rest of the family over to my parents for dinner and some games. This is my dad and my brother, Chris.
