Our Christmas!

We had really the best Christmas season this year. We did almost all of our school work through a Christmas curriculum that we got called Discover Christmas. It was a beautiful countdown to Christmas with lessons everyday about different traditions and how they originate from Christ and remind us of Christ. There were daily scriptures, crafts, recipes and activities as well. We got it from www.bookofmormondiscovery.com/index.html. It was so helpful for staying focused on Christ this year. It had reading and writing for Kyndal to do and it was so much fun to learn about where our traditions came and how they are supposed to remind us of Christ.



We learned about why we decorate with ornaments and then made some.


We learned about where candy canes came from and why they are red and white. Then we made some candy cane reindeer.


We learned about the star and the importance of the star.

There are so many things that we have lost understanding of around the traditions that we have so this was such a great reminder of the meaning behind all of it. It was so special to focus on the birth of our Savior. What a special time of year!!

We also had a great time visiting with family. We spent Dec 23 at my parents house with all of my siblings. Enjoying the cousins and playing games together. The 24th was there again with my parents, siblings and cousins, including all of our 15 kids. Then on Christmas day we had nice relaxing present opening, some slowly in the morning, then with Nana and Grandad in the afternoon and then some in the evening with cousins and Grandma and Pa. We also had both sides of our family over for Christmas dinner. What a celebration with 27 of us here. It was really so much fun and we are grateful to be able to spend this special day with all of the special family that we love. It was such an amazing Christmas.