Early Festivities

We leave for Florida in 2 days!! SO exciting! But that means we have to get our Christmas festivities done early this year! With Joel in the middle of finals and trying to squeeze in all of the family parties and such... it's been a little crazy! Plus there is a good chance we will be moving the week we get back from FL! I LOVE the holidays, so no matter how busy we are... I always make it worse by squeezing in as many things as possible! Prepare yourself for a long post! :)

First up.. Temple Square Lights!
BEAUTIFUL as usual!
(We had great company that night.. Thanks Cam and Mary!)

Remind me why I even bother with a stroller?

One of my favorite things during the holidays is the Festival of Trees. I went last year... Jaxon did not love it. He was bored. But I still insisted on going again! I AM SO GLAD WE DID! Jaxon loved looking at all the different trees! His favorite were obviously the ones with themes he recognized! I want to buy a tree from there.... one day.

Elmo...

Cookie Monster! (Probably his favorite!)

And of course BYU football! (This one was mostly for dad!)

Pictures with Santa are a MUST! I thought for sure we would pay for a picture of a screaming little boy lunging from Santas arms. But...
I was happily surprised! He was a little nervous, but sat there until I went and picked him up! He even went back over to give him "stones" and get his candy cane!
This post is getting very long isn't it... I warned ya! For your sake I will skip to the presents! He got his Christmas presents early since we will be gone. Oh boy is he SPOILED!!
(Thanks grandparents!!!)And finally this....

Yeah he has a nicer car then we do! We asked Santa to bring this early... he of course was very accommodating! It may even be a year or so early because it's so big! But who cares he loves it and can drive it! He just can't steer yet! :)
Merry Christmas!
We will be back in January!