The Harding Christmas Party

Every year the Harding's put together a Christmas party, with games, food and presents. This year we ended up having to leave early due to a sick Makayla. (followed my a sick Lakota) But while we were there, there was plenty of fun to be had! Games, singing, and exchanging of the cousins gifts! I'm glad the traditions still continues!

Dance, Dance, Dance

Addison got to perform her dance that she has been working on with the Show Dance Company. The Company put on the play of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The song she was given was "Where are you Christmas" in the pictures she is standing next to her best friend Olivia, shes in the blue, sparkly dress. At dance they are inseparable!! We all got to watch as a family, including my mom and dad and Addison's uncle Scott!( my little brother) We are grateful for the support that she had that day. How cute does she look? so sweet....

Addison's pre-school performance

Addi also had a share in the Christmas season. Her preschool put on a mini play. She got to be one of the reindeer. She was so adorable. She knew all her songs. She also go to serve mom and dad cookies. I love her to pieces!! She is just growing up too fast for me!!

Piano concert

Lakota and Makayla both had a piano concert at their piano teachers house, Julie. They had been practicing all month. Both of my girls played 2 song each. How amazing they were! I am so proud that they have worked so hard.

This SUCKS....

I was hoping to start our week with the kids off school filled with fun things, but Lakota and Makayla have other ideas in mind.........the stomach flu!! I just hope that we can get them over it before Christmas eve!! (only Payton is left to get it but I hope the 5 day influenza that he had will cancel it out). Here's to a hopeful week!! Wish us luck and any prayers are most welcomed!!!

The fun of cutting down our Christmas tree....

For the past 10 years Mark or I or both, have stood in the freezing cold and snow (the weekend after Halloween) to get a tag to cut down our own Christmas tree. Then a day or two after Thanksgiving we go up by Strawberry to cut our choice of tree down. While the Dads go off to find that perfect Charlie Brown tree, us Moms and kiddos get to hang out and play. This year it was just my family, my parents and my little brother Scott.(AmyLyn bought hers and Stephanie had to get hers the weekend before). The kids had so much fun, sledding, jumping into, throwing and eating snow!!! After all the energy has been exhausted we climb back into the car for movies, lunch and warm hot chocolate! I know this has been one of my kids favorite Christmas traditions and we hope to continue it for as long as we can!

Will it ever slow down??

This month already has been more crazy then I had hoped for....cutting down our own tree, hosting bunco : with dinner, treat and prizes!, decorating the house with 2 trees, class parties, shopping, wrapping,baking, Christmas card making, 2 choir concerts for lakota, neighbor gifts, addis dance performance, Payton's polar express day (and his 5 days of influenza), lakota and makayla's piano recitals and much more on the list to go!!! I promise pictures will come, they will trickle in slowly, but they will get put on here! I hope you will be able to slow down and enjoy your time with your family!! (as i hope to do when school lets out in a week!!)