December 2013

Festive boys at the Knab family Christmas program.

 Cute little reindeer.

 We went to the Riverwoods to see the lights. They had a s'more making kit you could buy for a $1. Guess what, marshmallows freeze in the cold. Hence, it was, let's say, difficult to put them on the stick and roast them.

 Riverwoods

 Festival of Trees. Shawn wanted a picture with this awesome gingerbread house.

 Since Evan hates visiting Santa, we decided to try FotoFly's Santa photo shoot where a parent dresses up like Santa so the kids will  be happy.

 

 

This is how Carver checked out the lights the whole time at Temple Square

Zoo lights with my family

 Opening gifts with Jon's family (Sharlene and Grandma West)

We took the kids sledding over Christmas break, but it was pure ice so we only lasted 10 minutes out of fear of injuries. I just found out that a girl in our neighborhood broke her leg right after Christmas on this hill because of the ice. I have no idea why this photo is snowing. Another mystery of the issues, but it looks cool.

 Carver opening his very first Christmas present ever.

 Christmas morning

Jon was forced into wearing a Superman shirt because the boys had super hero jammies and insisted their dad join in.

This boy loved his Back to the Future lego set I bought him for Christmas. And he says he only wants practical/usefull gifts.

Evan and his obsession with puzzles. He does puzzles all the time and he is really good at it.

I asked Evan to wipe off the table. Not sure that being ON the table helps clean it.

Shawn had to get a cavity filled. The dentist told him he had to wait one hour before eating any food. I tried to feed him lunch 55 minutes after his appointment and he refused to eat. He watched the clock until it had been exactly 1 hour before he would eat.

Gingerbread houses

The candy windows downtown when we went to see the Temple Square lights.

Evan's hat was over his face the whole night. He refused to let me fix it.

A couple days after Christmas I was cutting a pear for myself and the boys came running. Looks like we were in serious need of some healthy food instead of the junk.

I made a Buche De Noel (Yule Log) for our Christmas Eve dessert at my house. It was a lot of work and it looked pretty, but definitely not worth the effort.

Oh, they are so cute (and quiet) while they sleep

Santa came to Shawn's school to listen to their Christmas program. Parents were not invited to attend because the school doesn't have room for all the students and parents in one spot. I stayed anyway and just stood in the far back corner. Come on, it is my Kindergartener's first program. He is sitting on the first row in a black, white and blue striped shirt.