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the weeks are just flying by....

i can't believe we are one third of the way through december

aaah!

we had our homeschool christmas party last week

we made pockets for the salvation army

my two little ones bedazzled their pockets in Boise State colors

let's hope whoever get's their pockets is a fan

my little pizza maker

landon, mauryn, and i went to the zoo last saturday morning to visit santa

it was a chilly morning with temps around 30 degrees

 we were thankful that santa was inside

it gave us a few minutes to warm up

mauryn was super nervous to see santa so landon held her hand while we waited in line

so sweet!

on saturday night the girls and i went to the living nativity at a local church

the first thing mauryn wanted was to get her hot chocolate

hot chocolate makes the cold night worth it

morgan's take on kim's christmas bunting

i love how cute the buntings turned out

we spent an afternoon at the ice rink

mauryn was very thankful {so was her mama} for the skate mate

after we finished ice skating we stopped for a little post skating snack

landon and mauryn shared a caramel apple from rocky mountain chocolate factory

they have the best {and biggest variety} of caramel apples

so good!

we stopped in at macy's to write santa letters

they donate $1 for every letter to the make a wish foundation

if you have a mace's close by stop in and drop off your letters 

or you can write them there

they have post cards, pencils, and comfy chairs

i love that my little people love to help in the kitchen

we spend a lot of time cooking and baking together

i whipped up a batch of chocolate peanut butter balls for mel's cookie exchange

so easy

so yummy

so dangerous

i need to step away from this bowl

i picked up this book while we were at macy's

it might be my new favorite christmas story

i may have gotten choked up a time or two while reading it to the kids

tonight CBS will be airing the movie

check it out!

its really sweet

a few years ago i saw denise's post about giving at christmas

i stole took her idea for the 12 days of the christmas and started it at our church

it has been so fun to bless the socks off a family in need over the 12 days leading up to christmas

last night i got the tags prepped to go on the gifts... it already starts next week

what?? we are on the final countdown to christmas

the little miss is going to be a flower girl in a wedding TONIGHT

we had the rehearsal last night

mauryn was very excited 

she got herself dressed and did her hair herself

she was so nervous

i had strict instructions to NOT look at her

she did a great job 

we'll see how the actual wedding goes tonight

how was your week?

are you feeling reading for christmas??