Christmas Time

So we have been a little busy this month with all the holiday things that have been going on. A couple of weeks ago we did a gingerbread house. We though about just baking our own, but with two kids that want to help with everything, the $8 Costco kit was good enough. The girls had a lot of fun, especially Layla. This Friday, the 21st, we went to the Botanical Gardens here in Boise to see the lights that they put up there. They weren't as neat as the lights at Temple Square, but we had a lot of fun. Santa was there and the line was only about 3 kids long so the 3 minute wait outside was way better than the 3 hour wait inside the mall. They had a Santa at our ward Christmas party, and Layla was excited to be able to see him so many times. Hazel, not so much. Through Layla's visits with Santa, we discovered that the thing that she wants most from Santa this year is a jump rope??? Justin will be heading out at 7:00 am tomorrow to Target to pick one up. At least it is not a puppy, or we would have one disappointed girl. Layla loved to run around at the Gardens and look at all the lights. With as cold as it was Hazel only lasted about an hour and then it was back to the car. Layla on the other hand, insisted on running up and down the trail, which was a pretty good sized hill, over and over until until a bribe of a $.50 glow stick got her back to the car. By that time Elsie and Hazel had run about a !/4 tank of gas keeping the car warm. We have had a fun time this year gettign ready for CHristmas and can't wait till it gets here. We hope that all is well with everyone and that you all have a wonderful Christmas.