Gavin turned 12 years old on the 21st of December. He keeps referring to himself as a teenager, but is reminded that he hasn't earned that title yet. I have accepted that he is 12, I just haven't gotten used to him going to Young Mens and passing the sacrament. He is about a whole head shorter than the rest of the young men, but as they say "good things come in small packages." A few words that describe Gavin...competitive, math wiz, athletic, funny, short, happy, procrastinator, mellow, practical joker, entertaining, and lovable.
On Gavin's birthday this year it had snowed so much that they made it a snow day, and canceled school. Gavin is having a great birthday playing in the snow, and I think that is McKade next to him.
The girls could hardly believe that the snow on the back steps almost came to their waist.
Christmas 2010 HOHOHO
Gavin asked Santa for Harry Potter Lego on the Wii.
Jade asked Santa for a moter scooter.
McKinley asked for a camera and some clothes.
Lilli asked for American Girl doll clothes and a play horse.
Ward Hay Ride and bomb fire.
This year the bomb fire was right behind our house.
The kids love this tradition, even though it was single digit temperatures.
When McKinley came in from the bomb fire she had picked up a new hair accessory.
Christmas Eve 2010
Happy to be celebrating another wonderful Christmas together.
Our kids started the tradition to sleep in McKinley's room on Christmas Eve 4 years ago, and they have a great time together.
Here the kids are waiting to go downstairs to see if Santa stopped by....
and it sure looks like he did.
