Christmas Fun! (Part 2)

 Jaron did a great job in his Christmas program.

 Pulling taffy with great-grandma Barlow on Christmas Eve.

 Landon couldn't take all the excitement, he crashed on the couch.

 This year we just had them dress up in whatever costume they wanted and then stand when we read their part in the Christmas story in Luke/Matthew.

 The Christmas morning line up.

 The Lightning McQueen micro drifter track Jaron got was a big hit!

 Bryson couldn't wait to go and try out his new snow fling.

Landon and his new dog.

Christmas is a wonderful time of year, we love spending time with family and giving gifts to those we love. 
Bryson especially got caught up in the spirit of giving.  He made ornaments for several people, took treats to his neighbor friends, and on Christmas morning gave the gifts that he he bought for others in the family before opening his own. 
Jaron's special moment for the year was giving his gift to his teacher.  He really wanted to buy her flowers, because that is what boys do to show girls they care.  So he smelled all the flowers in the store and selected the one that smelled the best and had the best colors.  We also gave her a gift card so she could get some things she wanted ; )
Eldon's rockstar moment was at Gram's Christmas party.  He was so excited when Gram was opening her gifts.  Taking things out of her box and with a big smile saying, "Gram, we bought this for you!"  And didn't shed one tear when he didn't get to open a gift.
Through the Christmas season we made sure to include Christ and talk about what the true meaning of the season is.  In fact we made them tell us who's birthday we were celebrating before they could open gifts.  I may be a little strict on the point, but they need to know that Christ was the greatest gift ever given and giving thanks for his birth is the reason for the season.