December.....JOYEUX NOEL!!!!

I cannot believe how blessed we have been this year. We have the best little family ever, have friends and family that we love and can count on no matter what, a simple but pretty house to call our own, and way too many blessings to count them!

Christmas was an amazing time to remember all these blessings. We had a great time. We felt so much love from all over and had so much fun with people we just adore.

This year we started a new tradition of the Elf on the Shelf. Josan had a blast finding his friend Buddy and all the sneaky things he did

We got to see Frozen with new friends of ours. We've been having lots of fun with them!

This is just Josan partying his new FOX undies. Don't mind us; we're crazies!

Babysitting has been such a help in a way....we don't crave a baby as much when we have so many kids coming over all the time! :)

We also went to the Cheyenne Zoo for Christmas. It was AMAZING! we had the best time!

I had to steal this post from Tammy's blog...since I didn't really take any picture of our awesome party myself;)

 We had a lot of great food, fun with family, white elephant gifts, and lots of laughs...Grandma Darleen and Grandpa Wood were there, too! We missed Kristen and her boys and of course Gage, but it was great to see everyone else before Christmas.  These pictures could have many different captions, so I will just leave it to everyone's imaginations. :)

Second time seeing Frozen. This time in Utah with family

Christmas Eve was especially special for the Thomas family since they got to Skype with Gage. Most of the time I was only listening. I can tell you that Gage is, as expected, an amazing missionary. He makes everyone proud. Saying goodbye was really hard. Gage had all of us crying. We miss him so much! 

I just love how these 2 act like brother and sister....from different parents I guess;)  They didn't leave each other's side much that's for sure

I think this picture is just beautifully significant. It is, to me, the best visual reminder of what Christmas is ALL about. Our Heavenly Father gave us the biggest gift of all. And on that special day, that is what we had in mind. Merry Christmas!!