Mostly pictures because I'm on Christmas break now and thoroughly enjoying some down time! December was a whirlwind on dance recitals, 3 piano recitals, concerts, parties, family activities, Taisha's birthday, shopping, cooking, eating, and all the other things that make December December! Christmas was a huge success except for the whole "Santa got McKay and Taisha a DS, but somehow forgot to get one for Anaya... and that was a big mistake.... especially because she seemed to be suffering from holiday bipolar syndrome
(that's when you are super hyper/happy OR on the floor have a tantrum.... no in between) and had her heart set on a DS, blah blah blah..."
(Christmas dance recital)
(Taisha turned 11!) 
(McKay as "Joseph")
(Joseph and Mary, and yes, I am aware that baby Jesus was a roll of paper towels with a face drawn on.... we kind of forgot about a baby, and had to improvise!) 
(Angels-they were playing "rock, paper, scissors" through the nativity story!)
(Copper pipe chimes on Christmas Eve)
(The pinata was a pink flamingo!)
(Malia broke it open this year!)
(Christmas dance recital)
(Taisha turned 11!) 
(McKay as "Joseph")
(Joseph and Mary, and yes, I am aware that baby Jesus was a roll of paper towels with a face drawn on.... we kind of forgot about a baby, and had to improvise!) 
(Angels-they were playing "rock, paper, scissors" through the nativity story!)
(Copper pipe chimes on Christmas Eve)
(The pinata was a pink flamingo!)
(Malia broke it open this year!)
