Christmas Festivities Part 2

Heading out to our family pictures....

Santa 2015

 The only way we got out of Alabama at Thanksgiving without tears was by telling the girls we had to decorate our tree. :o)

My favorite ornaments from my Mother in Law. 

All of our Santa pictures through the year.
The boxes are the girls countdown to Christmas. I fill them with candy or other little trinkets. They love it! 

Marin helped made the banner!

 Burke decorated our house this year and the girls were so very HAPPY!!! 

 Our North Pole breakfast this year where Jolly (our elf) came and started the season off with new Christmas pajamas. She also left the breakfast supplies for Christmas tree pancakes and strawberry Santa hats. :o)

 We don't do the Elf on the Shelf the normal way. Jolly just comes and plays hide and seek with the girls. They look for her each morning and then she leaves them a note with a challenge for the day. This note was to "brighten" someone's day today by giving them a compliment. Marin loves looking for Jolly. She even drew her a picture and wanted to put it right next to her "so when she comes alive, she will see it." She asked, "how old is Jolly?" She is definitely a believer in all things Christmas.

 Burke and I got roped into being childcare workers for the adult Christmas party at church. It was definitely an experience. But look at that sweet Hollis helping with the babies!

Gingerbread House making party! 

 We were in charge of the preschool Christmas party at church too. They made a Christmas tree craft....

 and played a scavenger hunt game.....

 and received a sweet gift from Mrs. Dondi in honor of son Trey who passed away last year...his favorite childhood book. It was a sweet tribute.

This day Jolly was found in a mixing bowl and she challenged the girls to make cookies for our favorite neighbors and deliver them! It took a few days to get them made and delivered because of colds but when it happened, they loved driving their pink car. Hollis LOVES this car.

 Mrs. June even let them pick some lemons from her lemon tree after cookie deliveries!

We love our neighbors!