Christmas Day

Merry Christmas! Wendy rang the bells waking the family this year and she thought she was pretty hot stuff. We were very excited to walk out together and see what Santa had brought and open presents. It was a wonderful morning of laughing, opening, and then playing. We all appreciated our family being able to spend this special day together. The Palmers came over later in the morning and we visited for a while before heading out to Pocatello to visit Great-Grandma Call and then Amy in the hospital. We also spent time with Amy's family. We are so thankful for all of the people in our lives and truly hope they all know how much they mean to us.

Christmas Eve

By the time Christmas Eve gets here we are all so excited for Santa to come we can hardly stand it! This year was perfect! We got to spend the entire day with family. In the morning we made fun Santa pancakes. Everyone helped and they turned out to be delicious. In the afternoon the Cox Family came and we were able to exchange gifts, catch up with each other, and meet Peggy's new boyfriend. Later that night we headed to the Palmer's house to exchange gifts and have dinner. When we finally made it home the girls got to open their Christmas-Eve pajamas. We also watched The Night Before Christmas and talked and read about the true meaning of Christmas and Christ's birth. They girls were hopped up but excited to go to sleep and see what the morning would bring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Christmas Card

I was so excited to get our family pictures back this year so I could make our Christmas cards and send them out. Each year when I put them together I am amazed at how much my kids have grown.

Call Family Christmas Party

This past weekend was our annual Call Family Christmas party. Every year we look forward to getting together and this year was so great. So many families were able to make it and it is fun to see how much things change in just a short time. After we ate and had time to visit for a bit Santa came and surprised the kids. Emily and Wendy were so happy to be able to sit on his lap and tell him what they want for Christmas. It was hard saying goodbye to everyone but at the same time it really makes me appreciate the family that live close by that we can see often!

Cheer Camp

Our local high school cheerleaders put on a cheer camp for the local girls this past weekend and Emily was so excited to go since a couple of her friends were going too. They learned a cheer and a dance and were able to perform it during half-time at the boys basketball game. She had fun but when I asked her if she saw cheer leading in her future she said she would rather stick with dance.




Before it came time to perform, Emily and her friend practiced a lot in our living room and were nice enough to let Wendy join them. I had to take video because it was so cute!

Letters to Santa

The girls finally sat down to write their letters to Santa and since we had some shopping at the mall to do I thought it would be fun to take them and mail them in Macy's huge North Pole mail box. Wendy had fun opening the slot and dropping her letter in but Emily had a hard time. She spent 6 months saving up money to pay for half of her present and had a hard time letting it go. She finally did it though and is very excited to see if she gets what she asked for on Christmas morning.

Going Private

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TaVaci Concert

This year Wendy joined a group called TaVaci. They do singing and performing arts. She has friends in her class and she just loves it! They recently put on a Christmas concert and it was so fun watching her. She loved being on stage and spent more time waving and blowing kisses than singing! Nedra, Cami, my mom, and Lorenzo came to watch as well. Something else that made it special for her was that Lacie was able to volunteer to work backstage.

Reflections Winner

Emily prepared a video for her Idaho History Project a few weeks ago and when I met with her teacher for parent/teacher conferences she suggested Emily submit it for Reflections as well. She did and was very excited when during the school assembly she received first place in her division. We are very proud of all the hard work and time she put in. Her video will now move on to the district level.

Family Pictures

Once again we were able to have Micha at Shuttergirl photography take some family pictures for us. She was so great and the kids had tons of fun playing in all the leaves. I am so excited to start on our Christmas cards. My whole family made fun of me when I decided to try a pose with the fake mustaches but I love how it turned out.