Less than a week until Christmas!

Ok, so I've pretty much failed at the Christmas countdown, but I haven't really been able to blog lately. 6 days until Christmas everyone! I am entering last minute panic mode, trying to finish presents and some schoolwork. Christmas gets harder every year, with all the stress of presents, decorating, gift wrapping, etc. Of course, those are all fun things to do, but sometimes it's good to just slow down and remember what Christmas is. Jesus Christ our savior was born, and blessed all of our lives with his miraculous gift. So, I'll get back to making Christmas gifts, but everyone try to remember the reason we're making and giving them in the first place. And, just because, here's one of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes Christmas moments! :)

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas countdown is.....16 days until Christmas! Today we went to church and sacrament meeting was nice. Hopefully today I can get some work in on Christmas presents. Have a nice Sunday everyone!

Sagerific(Santa's helper)

Birthdays!

Today is December 8, Sydney and Sabrina's birthday! I have a devil's food cake in the oven, they opened presents a little while ago, and now they're playing with their new toys. Today we also got a Christmas tree. It is a classic Christmas tree. It's just how a Christmas tree should be:) I sound like a little kid. And of course, the Christmas countdown, 17 days until Christmas! I need to get a move on making presents. Seems like I'm always finishing presents at the last minute. Well anyway, enjoy your Saturday!

Sagerific(Santa's helper)

St. Nikolaus Tag, twins' birthdays, and Countdown to Christmas!

Yesterday night St. Nikolaus(or St. Nicholas, if you prefer) came! For those of you who are confused about Santa coming, no, we don't celebrate Christmas early. St. Nikolaus Tag is a German tradition where everyone puts a shoe out December 5, and St. Nikolaus comes during the night and puts candy in all the shoes! Of course, there're lots of different legends about St. Nicholas, so I'll let you go look that up yourself on Wikipedia. It's a super fun tradition that our family has celebrated for as long as I can remember. Tomorrow, December 8, is the birthday of two very special girls. They are super excited to turn seven! I can't believe they'll be old enough to get baptized in a year. Crazy, right? So in addition to Christmas presents I'm making birthday presents. I'm kind of excited about them too:) And, last but not least, I'm starting a late Christmas countdown. 18 days until Christmas everyone! Merry Christmas!

Sagerific (Santa's helper)