December.

These two can be real pervs.
They were asleep.

They find lots of comfy positions.

Maggie had a gymnastics meet.
As usual, she is the tallest kid in the class.

Our Hatch cousins came to visit the week before Christmas.

At first there was no snow, which left plenty of time on the balance beam for Jake and Dylan.

We shopped at City Creek with the little ones.  

We saw the lights at Temple Square.

It was so much fun- I'm hoping that the Hatch family ski trip becomes an annual tradition.

Lily has become quite the runner.  They love to go in the mornings and are happy to put on their jackets.

Maggie's school Christmas party was called "Elf Tryouts."

They made candy, built toys, and the like.

When I picked her up from school, she was very worried that she hadn't made the cut.

A day or two into Christmas break, she received her official welcome letter and elf identification card.  She was completely thrilled and maybe cried a little.

I definitely cried- something about the magic of her wonderful teacher (Yay, Mrs. Terry!) just touched my heart.