Christmas fun!

I love the season of Christmas! Here are some pictures of what we've been doing lately to celebrate.

Addi was in a Christmas pageant at school. She was an angel. Here she is with her friend Taylor.

The kids loved playing with Finley while they waited to perform.

Addi's classmates/friends.

Elise Rose laughing when her halo fell

singing "Away in a Manger"

(I love this "Elise Rose face")

Addi and Ms. Lindsey

Our family came to see the pageant (Gigi, Mary, David, Laura, Robert, Jett, and Dartmouth). Gigi gave Addi a special angel ornament (which she dropped and broke as she took it out of the bag. We tried to glue it back).

We made a trip to Bass Pro to see Santa. John waited in line for about 2 hours while we walked around and kept the kids busy.

Finally, we got to see Santa! Addi was thrilled! She jumped right in his arms and thanked him for sending her elf. We were so happy that we stayed and waited for so long!

Thanks, Alicia, for this precious outfit! Finley's worn it multiple times!

When I was little, my parents and their Sunday school class made nativity scenes where you start on Dec. 1st and each night you read a verse and add a piece to the nativity scene. The set they made when we were little disappeared (after many, many years) so Mom spent a LOT of time and made one for each family. This is Addi's favorite part of the day (and mine, too). She loves the anticipation of what we'll get to add to the scene each night. Thank you, Gigi, for such a special gift that takes me back to my wonderful childhood and allows my girls to experience the same.

my little loves

Finley's teachers at school gave her this precious hat, a book, and a rubber duck for Christmas. She was so excited!

Here we are for the Trotman family Christmas!

Anna and Fin

Gigi and Fin

Memommy and her 10 great grandchildren

4 of the 9 cousins and our kids

My cousins and I laugh at the years of the 9 of us running around Memommy and Greatdaddy's house. The noise was ridiculous! The videos show paper flying, kids screaming...pure, joyous chaos! We love that we can get together with our own children for the same wild family get togethers!