Visit from the Dereks

 Grace's last-ever talk in primary.

 Charlie as Elsa.

 Alice's winter musical program. Top middle. She is the only kid in two whole classes who wears glasses!

 Doing her speaking part.

 They all wore sunglasses for one song.

 Grandma Terisa came for the performance, so Alice got to show her their class turtle, Jaws.

 New Christmas pajamas from Grandma Terisa!

 Pretty girl all ready for the 6th grade Christmas dance.

 So excited!

 Weirdy.

 Ninja brothers.

 Alice and Grace with the cute Santa faces Alice made.

 Anxiously waiting for their cousins to show up.

 Two big bellies.

 Uncle Paul reading to Tom and Ace.

Hill AFB Museum was a hit! 

These four cousins were great friends.

 But the girls LOVED Asael!

Pregnant ladies at the Asian market.

Three Christmas parties and snow!

 Danny loved visiting Charlie's class for "Show and Teach".

 Charlie taught the class how to crack eggs properly.

 He was cute and smart!

 Still trying to wake up on Saturday morning.

 Danny giving his very first talk on Sunday in primary.

 He did it again for the big Flake Christmas party.

 It was a hit! People were so shocked that he seemed to be reading it, but Grace had just drawn it out in pictures for him, like we used to do when we were little.

 Going to the movies for Paul's work Christmas party.

 Charlie liked this photo op at the mall outside Claire's.

Playing in the snow in the backyard after school.

 Freezing while watching the kids sled at the park with Alice's school friend.

 The primary sang at the ward Christmas pajama party. Charlie and Danny in the middle ringing little jingle bells.

 Grace and Alice in the back, actually singing!

 Danny doesn't like singing in public...

 Alice at the Asian buffet last night.

We did our family Christmas puzzle even faster this year! Probably because we didn't include the boys this time. It was fun!

Buying gifts and gifted testing

 10 pairs of underwear over his footie pajamas.

 Ballerina.

 Happy Dan!

 Charlie wanted to wear a tie for his first day of gifted testing.

 Playing with fake snow.

 Headed to her trial ballet/jazz class.

Reading library books.

December begins

 Charlie and Alice trying to be cool rappers.

 Charlie bathing Danny.

 Santa Dino and his elf.

 Alice, Mom Gabe, and Grace at dinner before the play.

 Paul's awesome joke Christmas card for Austin's podiatry business, featuring Jensen's busted toe!

 Weirdy Charlie after a bath.

 Sewing machine made of gingerbread!

 Attack of the giant gingerbunny.

 Gingerbread boom box.

 Fun at Grace's school playground one evening with the kids.

 Charlie sliding down the hill on his back. We didn't know there would be enough snow for sleds.

 Danny likes to sell snowballs to us from his "donut shop".

 Pretty Alice all bundled up.

 Grace making trails for people to slide down.

 Alice and Charlie got to help with crossing guard duty when Paul went to their school as a WatchDOGS dad.

 Paul got to see Alice read.

 And her awesome Picasso turkey.

 Grace on the violin.

 ZooLights has some awesome new displays this year!

 Charlie was the only one willing to go talk to Santa and sit on his lap.

 Santa convinced Danny to at least stand for a picture.

 Charlie doing Danny's hair one day. He is a very helpful and responsible boy sometimes.

 Helping Daddy make French toast while the girls were out to a play.

Boy party. Charlie blowing up a balloon, Danny controlling the drone.