Trenton had his Christmas program at school and did such a good job. They sang about 12 songs, all of which had some sort of movement with them. He sang loud and danced proud! His little red nose was while they were singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
We enjoyed our tradition of Ginger Bread making this year! Braxton enjoyed his first sucker as he sat and watched the mess. Trenton of course spent most of his time eating the candy while Daddy did most of the work. The kit we bought this year was not that great, and the icing was not holding, so we got serious and pulled out the hair dryer to help it set quicker so Josh could feel good about letting go!
Christmas was a little bit different this year. Mom and Dad are still busy trying to move into their new house and unloading from boxes, so they did not have many decorations up, let alone a tree. So this year my Mom, Dad, Paul and Heather all came over Christmas morning to open presents at our house! Heather was on the computer via skype with Nick and Nickolas watching them open presents in California. Nick brought Nickolas up the day after and has been with us this week! 
Some of the highlights of the morning was a razor scooter and basketball hoop for Trenton. He also got a couple of costumes! Braxton loved the wrapping paper, but loved his little ball and circus that says the name of the animals that are being put into it. Josh is gearing up to go hunting next season with Uncle Jason in Colorado, so he got a nice set of knives. Josh redid our kitchen table, stained it dark and made it tall and bought some nice bar chairs to go with it. It is not quite done, but I will post pictures once it is in the kitchen! Merry Christmas to me!!! 
I can't believe tomorrow is New Year's Eve. It has been a very busy year with lots of changes and many blessings. We are so grateful for all we have, for our health and for our family and friends!
