Most of December

 We started December out with our annual neighborhood food drive.  I think the same few people come every year, but as long as people come we'll keep doing it!  It always feels good to pull up to the food pantry with a car full of food.  

We got to spend a day with both of our extended families.  We got the annual Spjute rest home performance back on track after missions.  Always a good time.  We went straight from there to celebrate Greg's 80th birthday with everyone.  I hope I look as good as he does when I'm 80!

Our next weekend was a musical one.  Friday night we went to our annual Charlie Jenkins concert.  I love going to that every year.  We even got Zack home from school to join us!  The next night we went to a Peter Breinholt concert in SLC.  That was a blast from the past!  We walked around and looked at lights for a bit, and finished the night perfectly at Crown Burgers.

Christmas was so great.  We went to the Spjute homestead for Christmas Eve.  Really great to have everyone there (except the Ball Family).  It was a most excellent night.  Christmas with all teenagers is a different beast.  Definitely a holiday where I miss having littles around.  Jake and I just hung out reading and stuff until the kids finally woke up at 9:00.  I thought for sure Sage would wake everyone up earlier.  Even she is now truly a teenager.  The kids seemed happy with their stuff.  I was relieved to be done acquiring gifts.  The rest of the day we actually did nothing.  It was quite enjoyable.  A lazy Christmas with everyone here.  I'll take that every year.

Our small but mighty food drive.

Kate and Sage played a long song together.  This is how Sage arranged her music.

The traditional male singing of 'We Three Kings'

A few of the 60+ people gathered for Greg's birthday

Sage randomly made delicious brownies.  We all appreciated them.

Good ol' Peter

Jake's favorite new toy is the floor cleaner for the office.  Sage got to try it out.

Loved having Christmas Eve on a Sunday!

Delicious Christmas Eve dinner!

I love that the Dittos brought us the tradition of the burning of the goat!

Kate filled in for the kids.  She was the right size;)

Christmas Eve jammies!

The aftermath