FHE Christmas Party

Monday we finally brought out the Christmas tree and made a party out of it. It was really fun! We had a nice dinner with my green plates and German tower Ben brought from Germany several years back on a business trip (also where he went on his mission). The kids loved watching it spin.

Here's Carli in her new jammies ready for the occasion (binky matches and all!).She was so excited to see Daddy when he got home from work (as always). There was a very excited feeling with a party happening soon! Here's Ben dancing with Carli in the kitchen.All ready for dinner. Let's eat!

Then we tackled the tree. Here's Brandon trying to get the top on.

Brandon and Daddy putting the branches on the tree. Brandon loves helping with this kind of thing. There was a lot of caroling and dancing during our little party. So fun!The mantle ready for Christmas!Megan putting on ornaments.Snack time! Taking a break from decorating for some yummy brownis, chips and dip, and queso with tortilla chips. Yummo!Daddy hanging his Michigan football Santa.Kate trimming the tree.This was Carli the next morning. Notice there were no pics of her helping with the tree (as I'm sure there would have been a lot of "helping" from her had she been there). Five minutes into dinner she had a sort of meltdown and was just ready for bed! About 5 hours later I heard her throwing up through the baby monitor. Let's just say it was a very long night...she fell asleep on the couch the next morning. Sweet girl.I thought it was a very fun and successful evening! Everyone had a great time and I think it got our Christmas season started in a great family way. Tonight we attempted our first gingerbread house. Let's just say I'll save all those details for the next post. ;)