Pre-Christmas!

We were lucky this year and got to celebrate Christmas for about 4 days straight! A few days before Christmas we got together with my mom's side of the family for our annual White Elephant party... so fun! Here are my silly girls getting excited for the party!

We also got together with all the Peterson cousins, their moms and Grandma to make gingerbread houses one day! Mady was only interested in helping me with the house for about 2 minutes and then she wanted to play, so I got to have fun and do one all on my own!

Mady got an early Christmas present from Grandma and Grandpa Peterson- a pillow pet! She has been wanting one forever- every time we go anywhere and she sees them she would freak out and beg for one! Needless to say... she was excited!....

CHRISTMAS EVE

We spent all of Christmas Eve with the Shiflet family, since we would be spending Christmas Day at the Petersons. The kids all got to open up their presents from each other and a couple from Grandma and Grandpa! Here they are waiting PATIENTLY for the opening to begin!

Merrick, Madelyn, Alivia, Gunner

Mady got a cute little purse full of church books to take to church with her to read during sacrament meeting! I am SO excited about this! I would so much rather have her reading these than just her normal books while we're at church! Thanks Mom!

Livy, with her new puppy which has been AMAZING in the car! I love it! Thanks again mom!

Ha ha! My little brother Colton got Mady this inflatable chair at the dollar store... it said "Toddler Size" on the package...

More like "Toddler's Doll Size!" We all got a good laugh out of it!