A Peek Into Our Week...
Brie had her Christmas Choir Concert!
Conference Center
for the Mo Tab Christmas Concert!
👏👏👏
GUYS!
This concert is like one of my
VERY FAVORITE THINGS
in the whole entire world!!!
I'm sort of a MO TAB Christmas Concert nerd.
I can tell you the guests artists who have come every year
since they began these concerts back in 2000.
My first year attending was 2004 and I've gone every year since...
sometimes multiple times.
😍
It just makes MY Christmas complete.
This year Hugh Bonneville, a.k.a. Lord Grantham,
from Downton Abbey was in the house!
🙌
Every year the concert is fantastic
but this years cracked into my top 5!
I thought it was marvelous!
This was B's first time in the
Conference Center
for a Christmas Concert.
She and I had the best seats!!!
Kyleigh and Emma not so much. 😬
Kate was dad's date to a work party that night.
She fell in love with the dog!
Saturday morning church cleaning.
doing this!
Cracked me up!
Can they bring that vacuum to our place?
That afternoon we had dance recitals!!!
Kate tap danced to a "Country Christmas"...
I got to be one of the parents in charge
for her class.
B. Olivia had a ballet and tap number...
Bell Family Christmas Party
Rein-acting the Nativity.....
34 years running.....
We always sing carols and have cookies and peppermint ice cream with hot fudge!
Oh Boy!
These four have had the BEST time living together at the Y this semester.
But it's sadly coming to an end.
One cousin is going to China in January to teach English for 4 months,
and another is getting married in March.
Emmsie was able to schedule all her classes for Winter Semester on two days a week so
she is going to move back home, save herself $500 a month, and just commute.
Poor Kyleigh will be the only one left
down there.
She's not happy about that.
😥
She and her missionary friends pictured here
in the dark
on their Temple Square Outing
to see the lights.....
Man these guys can pull almost all nighters-
up watching movies and chatting til the wee hours....
This was the scene in the family room floor early Saturday morning...
she also attended another friend's
wedding reception
wedding reception
and a welcome home gathering
for a good buddy's brother,
who plays hockey in Boston.
*****
Gift Giving!!
{one of my favorite things to do!}
I only had one teacher gift to do this Christmas.
Kinda nice and sad at the same time. 😂
Kate's teacher needed a new copy of the
"Doll People" that she reads to her class...
it was falling apart.
We threw in a Christmas book too!
Used these HO HO Hostess goodies
for my work and neighbor gifts....
For my co-workers...
"Hope your Holiday is filled with
love and laughter!"
{HO HO tag print-able from Etsy}
I had the HO HO cellophane bags kicking around in my craft closet.
Love when that happens.
For the neighbor gifts I added some
Santa bubble gum
along with the
HO HO cakes.
The tag said,
HO HO HO...
Blowing Christmas Wishes Your Way!
{Santa Suit tag print-able from Etsy}
For my 11 Primary kiddos!
Merry "Kiss-mas" Hershey Kiss filled
Candy Canes...
Here they are on Sunday putting their coins
into the Primary collection bucket
for our
"Light the World"
Vending Machine Primary field trip
to the JSM building on Friday!
Throughout this year to celebrate them turning the BIG 8
on the Sunday after their birthdays
we've had a party in the kitchen after our lesson...
Ice Cream sandwiches are a hit!
This past Sunday we had a birthday celebration for Jesus!
Even sang Happy Birthday to him!
It was great!
But no pics...it was kinda crazy! 😛
*****
Back to more random gift ideas.....
For our mailman and UPS/FedX delivery guys...
{I do a lot of my shopping on Amazon 😉 }
{found printable on-line}
Brie and Kate friend gifts....
We bagged cute Creatology markers in a
Christmas bag
with a note that said,
"Hope the holiday season treats you "WRITE"!
{saying from callmemamaleisha.com}
Scored this 50 pack for just $10 at Michael's.
Visiting Teaching gifts....
gave hand towels to go along with the message.
"How will you use your hands this Christmas?"
{free printable from the amazing Marci Coombs}
Found the cutest Pioneer Woman towels at Walmart.
I love her stuff!
{and I want all the shirts she wears on her cooking show!}
*****
2 little gift favorites that I've been given...
how cute is this wrapped gift of Tic Tacs???
Love this quote!
*****
Speaking of the true reason for the season...
Brie sketched this at church on Sunday.
I was a bit in awe!
But Gosh Sakes!
Only 5 more days til the other Big Guy comes!
Lots of excitement and anticipation at our house!
Hope your Christmas is filled with pure loveliness!😘
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