Started Monday out with decorating cookies for neighbors, more light the world fun.

Ended it with Glow in the Dark Christmas Dance Class.

So much fun!

More caroling with friends!

Then we were able to squeeze in a visit to the Arboretum before the temperatures really dropped.

Always so much fun!

Then temperature dropped!

And we got some snow.  The kids acted like it was Christmas morning, so excited for some flakes.

That cold seemed to ruin all our plans. We head to Gaylord to explore all the Christmas fun there.  Bt it was so packed he had to park in the overflow parking lot.  And wait for a bus and it was full so it was going to be a good wait.  The wind was brutal and the kids could not handle it.  So after paying to park we went home.  But we were determined to not let it ruin our day.  We decided to put on a talent/Chrstmas show.  Clifton planned a game, build a snowman.

McKay and Have sang songs.  And Stanley put on a puppet show.  And I read a book.  

That night we had tickets to the Lockheed Arm Forces bowl game.  I couldn't hang in the wind chill of -5 and went into the suite and sat by the food.  The boys spent the first half in the cold watching the game and then we gave up and went home in the 3rd quarter.  Such a COLD night!

Dang cold ruining plans.

For one of our light the world activities this week we had dates with the kids.  Stanley and Hazen wanted to go together, eat and play at McDonalds.

McKay and I got our nails done.

Clifton and Alex wanted Hobbit together.  Always fun to spend one on one time with the kids.

Then we picked an activity out of the adventure book.  The Claw... we spent 30 and tried to get as many things out of the claw machines as possible.

We one twice, with times McKay got them.

Christmas Eve fun... Games!

Acting out the nativity.

The Christmas jammies...

Then ended the day with movie night.

Christmas started early with 8:30 church.  

Then we quickly came home to open presents.

And just have a lazy day playing with new presents and being together.

And Celebrating Miss McKay.  Can't believe she is 11 and will be in YW with me this next year.