Getting Ready for Christmas

There is always things to do in order to get ready for Christmas!  The first weekend in December we decided that we were more than ready to start decorating.  While most of the decorating process didn't get documented I had to capture this moment when Daddy helped Sienna put the star on top of our tree.  She was so excited!

 

We also had to write our letter to Santa, of course.  Luckily for us Santa has his very own mailbox near us that makes it super easy to get our mail to the North Pole.  He even sent Sienna a letter back telling her how excited he was to stop by our house on Christmas!  This year Sienna's main request was for a bike with a basket for her stuffed animal Speedy and a bell so that I could hear her riding.

 Sienna also was asked to participate in our ward Christmas program as an angel.  She was SO excited during the week leading up to the program and then the day came and the stage fright hit.  Luckily, some very sweet girls were able to convince her that it was going to be okay and she was her regular performing self by the time it started.  She didn't have any lines, she just had to stand there and look cute, which she did perfectly.

In the group picture above she is the little small fry in the middle.
We also had to make sure the girls wore their beautiful matching dresses from Grandma and Grandpa on Christmas Sunday to church.

It is so fun carrying on traditions and having the chance to create new ones with my girls.  Christmas time is so much more magical when you have kids.