Christmas Lights and Santa

    We had a great time this year looking at Christmas lights.  There were some neat ones around town.  We did our yearly tradition of going to the church to see the drive through display.  The kids always get such a kick out of it.  Gracie thoroughly enjoyed her first visit.  As usual, we let the kids sit on our laps while we went through and they loved it. 
     We also made a trip to the mall to see Santa.  We were smart and got their early and we only waited in line a short time.  A picture with all 5 kids was not easy at all.  Getting all of them to just look at the camera was a feat in itself never mind having all of them actually smile for the camera.  I didn't want to hold up the line for hours, so we used the best shot we got.  The kids got to go to the play area afterwards and had a great time.  This was also Graceyn's first time playing there and she had so much fun.  It's crazy to me that she can start doing these kinds of things instead of just sitting on my lap.  She's growing too fast!

Dawson and Papa

The girls in the back waiting for our turn to go

So festive

Gracie at the mall play area

Having a great time

Dawson conquering Balanced Rock

A visit with Santa.  Gracie was not scared at all.

Making some ornaments for the tree

So crafty