Merry Christmas and everything in between

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year cyberland!  Here are some pictures of our holiday celebrations for you far and near to see...

Yay!  I know you are just so excited!!
Let's start with Thanksgiving...
 Grandparents and parents gathered together to watch the many kids programs
Our Thanksgiving table consisted of family and friends alike.  My parents (affectionately known to all kids as Ge-Pa and Grandma).  And the  Fabulous 7 Family...
Anyhoo, on with the show...
Relaxing vacation time during Thanksgiving
My favorite Christmas tradition dinner/shopping with my siblings
Princess #1's first chorus concert, she was right in the center!

My beautiful 9 yr old

Who has a goofy side to her as well!!

Annual tree hunt....




We found her...
the girls named it Cha-Bella because they compromised between the names Bella and Chubby....

 Family Christmas letter photo 2012

 And I have to laugh at these pictures because while trying to capture this beautiful scene of the three princesses trampsing after their father carrying this tree my fun-loving Princess #2 turns around and does this....


Prince Charming shot two does during hunting season this year so our freezer is well stocked 
 
Annual Christmas Food Night where we create gingerbread houses

This year we created a village and Prince Charming and I were in charge of the gas station

We also had a church, a grocery store, a post office, a hardware store, & fire department.
Princess #3 in her Christmas play as the angel


Decorating cookies with MomMom and a cookie swap
Grandma's beautiful handiwork with holiday dresses for my princesses
East Coast Family on Christmas Eve

Celebrating Christmas Eve with PopPop and MomMom
Elf #3

Elf #1

Elf #2

Beautiful Elf Wife
Christmas Eve pjs

Finishing our Advent series; Jotham's Journey on Christmas morning

Family Christmas Day

Celebrating with Ge-Pa and Grandma

and The Pastor's Family  (Pearl- 2yrs Noble Gentleman- 3 mths)

Aren't they just the cutest things ever!?!

Prince Charming explaining to the Pearl why she can't date until she is at least 30!!

It seems that Grandma is not the only crafty one... hats made by Ge-Pa

Mommy and Princess #1

Daddy and Princess #2 (matching Camo so they can hunt together)

And I think that Ge-Pa should make Grandma matching hat with Princess #3 so I can take a picture of them together... hint, hint!!

Cousins...

Cousins...

and more cousins!!

The day after Christmas was declared PJ/game day

Two days later we got our first snow... 12 inches

The kids enjoyed playing



While Daddy snowblowed/shoveled

We took a trip to church to play with rollarblades



and I guess that is about it so it is now time to kiss 2012 goodbye!!

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