December... all wrapped up in one pretty present.

 Us Willis' have had a marvelous December.

I have about a gazillion pictures to prove it too.

{enjoy the bounty}

This years Lines family scrapbook page was about Jake's mission.

{per my moms request}

I totally loved looking through his mission scrapbook and asking him deep questions about his service.

{and his smile lets me know how much he loved these people too}

Hallie was chosen to have principals breakfast.

She and Jake went to school early and ate breakfast with her teacher, the principal and a few friends.

{sadly I don't know how to rotate this picture}

Temple lights were gorgeous

{as always}

It was wonderful to have a chance to bundle up and head out into the winter weather.

Christmas Sunday pictures

{by the traditional red bench}

Santas handiwork

{with his elves help too}

The Willis boys got their first ever video game system.

{an old school gamecube circa 1999}

{santa must shop on craigslist}

Macy's tinkerbell polly pockets

Ashlinn got a ukelele

{seriously}

Hallie got an easel and art supplies

{the classic hallway mugshot}

the excitement

Hours of basketball fun.

Walks around Granny and gramps neighborhood on Christmas Day

{iyur boys playing football in the same field as Jake did as a kid.}

FLASHBACKS

Crew got new glasses.

{just a little bigger than before}

{with a much higher prescription}

ward christmas party with friends.

I joined Crew at school for a "jingle jog"

{that boy can run!!!}

{the most disturbing nativity ever}

{Baby Jesus has a full beard}

Tate had a preschool program and made this darling gift for us.

Ash and Hal after the "jingle jog"

Tate and Macy ran it too.

{my kids are ridiculously amazing}

{you can almost see sugar plums dancing}

I did it again.

I told hallie it was pajama day.

{it was not}

whoops.

I got a call from her school after about 30 minutes after dropping her off.

She begged me to bring her new clothes.

{Idid, but only on the condition of taking this photo first}

{fair trade}

Our December and our Christmas was magical.

We have so much to be grateful for!