Update Part 4: Leading up to Christmas

This post is REALLY late. I started it in January, but forgot about it, so here I am finishing it in October 2009, but backdating it to be after my other update posts.

Our family had a wonderful December getting into the Christmas spirit and enjoying all of the festivities that come along with that wonderful time of year.

Decorating our Christmas tree on Dec. 1st. Since Josh had already gone to bed, we took a picture of him putting on some of the final touches the next morning:

Kayla came by to visit with Rachel & Jacki...she was brave and stayed in AZ from after Thanksgiving to about a week before Christmas with both girls without Jeff (then they all came back down for Christmas. I don't think I'm that brave!

Josh got to sit on Santa's lap twice this year. Here he is at the Evergreen Ward Christmas party. He's not quite sure about Santa...

...but giving him candy will sure help!

And here he is with the Bass Pro Shop Santa...he still wasn't convinced.