It's snowing tonight and we are loving the Christmas feel around our house! We finally got all the shopping done, and the presents are all wrapped. We get to spend Christmas with Shane's family this year, and we can't wait for the party! Seriously, Christmas with his family is so much fun- it's fun with my fam as well, however we switch every other year since they don't live close to each other. We just all hang out at Shane's parents house and eat, play games (bring on the Fear Factor, Adi) talk to each other and just enjoy being with one another. Shane and I learned a new game from our friends Lisa and Aaron called Peruado. It's a dice game that involves a lot of bluffing. It's actually really fun and we can't wait to teach Shane's family. We usually always play dominoes which is another family favorite.
We have had a lot of fun with our kids this year and Peyton is so excited for Christmas. He wrote and list to Santa and left it by his shoes for Santa to pick up and leave him a treat. This is a fun tradition he learned about in school. He was so excited the next morning when Santa left him 3 dum-dum suckers in his shoes. He told us that Santa would for sure get him everything on his list. We told him to choose his 3 favorite things for Christmas. He couldn't quite narrow it down to 3 so he came up with "back-up". Shane asked what back-up was and Peyton explained they are the "back-up" gifts Santa can bring him if he can't find one of the top 3. So clever! Connor just wants 3 "McQueen's" from Cars and a Hippo Hungry. Seriously that kid cracks me up! I don't know where he decided he needed 3 Lightning McQueen Cars, but he's pretty set on needed 3 of them.
Another fun tradition we started this year was chocolate making. The girls in my family came over to my house the other night and we dipped chocolates, made white mint chocolate popcorn (so yummy), and made carmels. My Grandma Moses is a great cook and taught us how to make the carmels. (note-make sure you have a big enough pot to boil the carmels as it's a mess to clean up if it boils over) She also made most of the centers for the chocolates we dipped. The coconut creme's were so good! We had so much fun-this is definitely a tradition I want to keep. We missed MelAnnie and Holly, but hopefully they can make it next year. Jenni brought her cute friend Angie who we have started to refer as the 4th sister. She is so sweet and it was fun to have her join us. Jenni and she used to live across the hall from each other in Louisville. Ang and her family are back in Utah so it's been fun to get to know her better. A funny thing-I found out she knows my really good friend Lisa. So crazy! I love getting new connections with people. Speaking of connections if you are from Alta, link to Kim's blog on my side bar, she has a really cute post about blogging and finding old friends through blogging. If you haven't left me a comment, stop in and say hi! It's so great to connect with old friends. Don't you love getting Christmas Cards at this time of year? I love seeing what old and new friends have been up to and their cute families. Merry Christmas to everyone!
Another fun tradition we started this year was chocolate making. The girls in my family came over to my house the other night and we dipped chocolates, made white mint chocolate popcorn (so yummy), and made carmels. My Grandma Moses is a great cook and taught us how to make the carmels. (note-make sure you have a big enough pot to boil the carmels as it's a mess to clean up if it boils over) She also made most of the centers for the chocolates we dipped. The coconut creme's were so good! We had so much fun-this is definitely a tradition I want to keep. We missed MelAnnie and Holly, but hopefully they can make it next year. Jenni brought her cute friend Angie who we have started to refer as the 4th sister. She is so sweet and it was fun to have her join us. Jenni and she used to live across the hall from each other in Louisville. Ang and her family are back in Utah so it's been fun to get to know her better. A funny thing-I found out she knows my really good friend Lisa. So crazy! I love getting new connections with people. Speaking of connections if you are from Alta, link to Kim's blog on my side bar, she has a really cute post about blogging and finding old friends through blogging. If you haven't left me a comment, stop in and say hi! It's so great to connect with old friends. Don't you love getting Christmas Cards at this time of year? I love seeing what old and new friends have been up to and their cute families. Merry Christmas to everyone! 
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How fun to start a new tradition! The treats looked yummy! You have a darling family!!
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