Dear Emmalynn Rabe

Christmas with Mimi and Papa Anderson Family party: We went to the Anderson Christmas party. We fill up an entire gym practically so it was fun to see all the cousins running around playing together. I wish we lived closer to more of them but it is nice to see everyone at least once a year. We ate soup, salads, and had desserts, and then played the traditional white elephant game. Cameron got the luckiest with a huge nerf gun. I got an LED toilet light....so there.  ;)  It was a fun time. By now, everyone in my family has caught some of the bug going around and we are going on fumes. But we pushed through and avoided any babies...well except our own. Christmas Holidays On Christmas Eve Eve, we invited Johnny and Isobel and their family and David, my cousin and his son, Landon, to come over for enchiladas. We do them a bit different with El Pato sauce and a whole bunch of yummy. It didn't taste quite like Grandma Flake's recipe but they turned out pretty good. ...

This Christmas season we have had a wonderful time, probably some of the best. We have all participated in  # LightTheWorld  challenges every day and it's been a great way to keep the Savior in our thoughts this season. Cameron, Freddy, and I decorated upside down ice cream Christmas trees for his Headstart preschool activity, Freddy decorated a yarn tree for his 4-h meeting, and we loved pa rticipating in our Christmas Ward party. Freddy and Cameron wore their dinosaur robes and were dinosaur...shepherds. Even though it's not pictured, Freddy had a fabulous time at school learning about how Christmas is celebrated in other countries. For his Christmas party, he wore PJs to school and watched The Polar Express. He wasn't actually ready to come home for Christmas break, but now that he sees he can spend that extra time playing games with dad, he is a happy boy. Emmalynn has been fascinated with everything throughout this entire month. She loves all the noise and d...

We finally got family pictures. What do you think? I think they're adorable :)

I love these Rabe cousin pictures we get with Santa every year! I never had cousins nearby, and you are so blessed.  ;) Lucky the grandpa is Santa or else there might be tears.

This Christmas season we have had a wonderful time, probably some of the best. We have all participated in  # LightTheWorld  challenges every day and it's been a great way to keep the Savior in our thoughts this season. Cameron, Freddy, and I decorated upside down ice cream Christmas trees for his Headstart preschool activity, Freddy decorated a yarn tree for his 4-h meeting, and we loved pa rticipating in our Christmas Ward party. Freddy and Cameron wore their dinosaur robes and were dinosaur...shepherds. Even though it's not pictured, Freddy had a fabulous time at school learning about how Christmas is celebrated in other countries. For his Christmas party, he wore PJs to school and watched The Polar Express. He wasn't actually ready to come home for Christmas break, but now that he sees he can spend that extra time playing games with dad, he is a happy boy. Emmalynn has been fascinated with everything throughout this entire month. She loves all the noise and d...