December

December was a crazy month for us. While Christian was finishing classes and studying like crazy for his finals we managed to fit in some Christmas (and non-Christmas) fun.

First, we visited Santa at a nearby model home open house thing and got this picture.

Lilly also got to decorate a cowboy hat.

 And we also got free hot chocolate, chili, and cornbread.

Next up, we got a little bit of snow.  And it even stuck around for a couple days instead of instantly melting.

And Lilly played in it with Christian and made a mini snowman.

We also had some friends over for gingerbread house making. We did it on a much smaller scale this year, since last year they turned out soo big.

Christian opted for the graham cracker train.

We decorated the Christmas tree.

Lilly played Guitar Hero with Daddy (even if it wasn't always connected to the Xbox)

Lilly learned how to wear her blanket as a cape!

We had an Advent Calendar (that I actually finished before December began!)

 

We went to Santa Land. We didn't actually see Santa there because the line was ridiculously long but we did walk around and see all the lights.

As for things we didn't catch on camera, we also:

-made snowflakes

-made and decorated sugar cookies

-Lilly painted some ornaments for the tree

-went to the Ward Christmas party

-drove down to Houston

-drove around to see Christmas lights

-did a lot of shopping