December In Review

After we got back from Idaho and put everything away it was time to decorate our house! It was harder this year because I had to figure out all new places for everything. I kept adjusting things all month- shoot it probably took most of the month to finish decorating! Miriam helping out. She is getting a fixation about playing in containers.

First party we went to was Eric's work party. They had it at a nice restaurant and the food was pretty good. Did a guess how many M&M's game and sent us home with a gift card to Olive Garden. Miriam went to play with all her cousins at Aunt Melissa's house. She showed them she had learned to open doors by going outside without any one knowing and getting caught by Aunt Kim coming to get her girls.

We went the first weekend of Dec (5th) down to pick out our tree with Kim and Rusty. It was a freezing day, but we were pleased with the selection and price. This is tree number number two that Miriam helped decorate. I'm not sure I got to enjoy the tree as much as usual because I don't go in my front sitting room very often. I was also hoping to finally get a tree topper, but I didn't look hard enough. Later Miriam helped William decorate his tree too.

Also that Sat I had a Relief Society Christmas dinner with a very nice program. It was a play about women in the Bible and the gifts they gave Christ. Aaron got to be baby Jesus. Unfortunately he was tired and cried when he saw someone besides mom holding him. After several women said it just made it more authentic.

We made our monthly run to Delta the 11-12 with William in tow. I came back a little early to be there for my parents arrival in the midst of a snow storm. They were coming for my cousin Trevor's homecoming report the next day. We had a good time together as usual. We played Parcheesi that my dad got for his birthday- Miriam got into helping roll and giving the board earthquakes. After the meeting we went and saw the Salem pond lights, but those were the only ones we caught.

We had our ward Christmas breakfast on the 19th. They had an assortment of breakfast casseroles besides the usual pancakes and fruit. Santa came to visit, but we didn't feel like Miriam even knew who he was so no pictures w/Santa this year