Christmas Events

We're on Christmas break now, but the days leading up to the break were filled with all kinds of programs and concerts for the girls. I am so glad the programs and events are over! I wish they were spread out and not so concentrated right during the last week of school before the break. Here are some pictures and videos of the last couple of weeks:

Nana came to see Emma in a ballroom dance competition and Lauren in a comedy theater performance.Emma competed in the Swing, the Waltz and the ChaCha with her ballroom dance team. She and her partner came in 8th place in the Waltz. She made it past the first round in each dance style. We were really proud of her! She looked super cute, too.
Lauren has been participating in a city of Rexburg drama class that focuses on skits and comedy. She had a performance at the Rexburg Tabernacle a couple of weeks ago. She did fantastic! She loves being on stage and we'll keep looking for opportunities for her to act.The first picture is of Landon and Emma and Lauren after the performance. The next is of Lauren up on the stage in a skit where they're all supposed to be sitting in a school classroom.

One day last week, Lauren's school had a program with all the kids in the whole school participating. Lauren's class sang Winter Wonderland, and Lauren was one of the few kids in the school who had a speaking part.

We attended Emma's orchestra concert at the new high school auditorium. It is a beautiful auditorium, but it was still overfilled with the family members of the 3 grades from the middle school orchestra. It was impossible to get a picture of Emma. She is in the back directly behind the teacher. Playing the bass isn't exactly glamorous.

Landon got stuck doing all the holiday cookie baking with the girls. He really dislikes baking, but he's such a good dad, so he make these cute little candy cane cookies with the girls. They also made gingerbread cookies together.

Landon's class decorated gingerbread houses for their class party. There were two extra, so he brought them home for Lauren and Emma to decorate:

Last Sunday I had intended to go to church, but I cleaned the bathroom a little too vigorously on Saturday and almost ripped open my surgical wounds, so I stayed home. I made Landon and Emma take pictures of each other because I thought they looked fantastic! Landon bought 2 new suits when his mom was here, to celebrate graduating with his Master's and to be prepared to interview and obtain a principal job soon. He wore it to church on Sunday and I thought he looked hot.

Emma bought this skirt from Downeast Outfitters in the summer and I just found this cute shirt to wear with it. She hadn't worn the skirt yet because she couldn't seem to find the right shirt to go with it. I'm not sure if the picture shows it, but in person she looked about 16 years old. She's 5 feet 4 inches now and looks so grown up!!