Other celebratory happenings

Last week, Sarah had her Christmas concert. It was nice. They had a nice mix of songs--some Christmas, and some Hanukkah plus a few others. After the concert, there was a little reception with cookies and lemonade. She really is enjoying choir.

Megan and Me.

We had our ward Christmas party Friday night. It was a potluck where people brought something from their
heritage or mission. We brought pulla.

They had a photo station set up where we got a few pictures.

Gotta love Matthew's glasses! He actually put this on himself--it was not parent-inflicted.

The next day, we went to see Santa and actually talked to him. (The other times we've seen him this year, the kids haven't been able to talk to him.)

Sarah asked Santa for a water bottle that also squirts water and a Rainbow Loom with orange rubber bands.

Megan, who surprised us by not wanting to sit on Santa's lap by herself, asked Santa for a bed for her doll and for some clothes for her doll.

Matthew asked Santa for some cars and trucks.

At the mall, the fire department was having a Toys for Tots toy drive. In exchange for a toy donation, you could ride on a firetruck. That's pretty cool for any kid but for little boys who want to be a fireman when they grow up, it's extra special. As soon as we arrived at the mall, he spotted the firetrucks driving around and wanted to go on one. So it was really exciting when we finally got to go. And daddy and Matthew Fireman Sam (what he calls himself sometimes--Fireman Sam is a fireman on a tv show) even got to sit in the front of the truck.

We also went to the temple to see temple lights and the creches. They added another nativity outside this year and switched the narration and location of the other scenes plus they added a bunch of lights. It's definitely a fun tradition. Matthew would claim we didn't go, though, as he slept through the whole trip! However, we have a picture to prove otherwise:)