December - full of celebrations and fun!

December was full of celebrations of Christmas!

Decorating our first gingerbread house - this was an ongoing project for a few days!

Mark and Turner had a few extra days off than I did, so they enjoyed some Daddy/Daughter time at one of Turner's favorite restaurants - Byron's BBQ.  This girl can put away some sausage, stew, and fruit!  :)

Mark went to Turner's class Christmas party and snagged a few iPhone photos of Turner celebrating with friends.


Avery, Mrs. Harris, and Turner
These three girls are a mess - Turner, Avery, and Amore.

The His Kidz children's choir at church gathered one Saturday night to make Christmas goodie bags for a local assisted living home.  After they made the bags, we went to sing Christmas Carols at the home.  It was a really neat experience for these little ones!

His Kidz also performed their Christmas program at church, and Turner did a beautiful job with her solo verse to Away in a Manger.  Her solo starts at the 14:00 min mark.  I am so proud of this little girl.

Goofing off beforehand in her "Go Tell it On the Mountain" costume.

So proud of this little girl's confidence to sing in front of others!

Tootsie and Pop made it into town just in time to join us for the Auburn Christmas Parade!  It was a chilly night!

We celebrated Mark's birthday early in the month with a yummy family dinner at Venditori's.


Gretchen, our elf, visited us again this year from December 1st - 24th.  Turner was sad to see her go this year more than any before, but Gretchen sure did some funny things while she was here!

Turner and Aubrey enjoyed the City of Auburn Polar Express!  We've never done this before so it was a fun new Christmas treat this year!

Making reindeer food

Writing her Christmas list

Sweet friends