Snowman, Temple Square and Nativity

 The girls get excited for the first snow every year that's big enough to build a snowman with Daddy. (My California girl self leaves it up to the Canadian to be the snowman builder!)

Our Winter was so cold this year it lasted almost all winter long!

We took our yearly trip up to Temple Square to see the Christmas lights and Nativity. Boy was it cold! I was glad I had put the girls in their full snow suits.

Cute little sisters. 

The whole family. 

The girls painted water color Nativities at an art class and I thought they were so cute.

Aubrey's Kindergarten Christmas Program

In mid-December Aubrey had a Kindergarten Christmas program. They learned several songs and memorized poems. Aubrey had been singing and rehearsing them to us all month. Her favorite songs they sang were, "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas", "Chocolate in my Stocking", and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer."

Here she is all dressed up and ready for the program.

Singing her little heart out.

Look at all those Kindergartners.

Finding some friends who aren't in her class after the Program. 

These two are so cute together. 

Aubrey and her teacher that she just loved!

Here's a couple of videos from her program.

It's fun getting to do all the school stuff for the first time!

Gingerbread Houses

I always loved the Christmas tradition of making gingerbread houses as a kid and now I love to watch my girls enjoy the same tradition. They could decorate for hours on end! Really what's better than handing kids a bag of icing and several bowls of bright candies and letting them be as creative and messy as they want to be! (Plus they don't complain about the sampling!)

Here's pics from our last Christmas Gingerbread House making.

My girls have the icing bag technique down pretty good! 

The Attridge's joined in the fun too! 

Ta Da - look at my house! 

Here's Aubrey's beautiful creation! 

Front sides

Back sides

Aubrey and Brooke Christmas Dance Concert 2012

I've gotten so far behind on my blog that this post is from the girls Christmas Dance Concert last year. I figured since I was having a do nothing sick day, I'd least do something productive that took very little energy!

Here are my little cutie dancers before the show! 

The whole family right before the show began!

Aubrey loves watching the show almost as much as performing in it! 

Super excited to see the Attridge clan!

Cute Brookie takes the stage!

Now Aubrey takes the stage. I love how she smiled and performed this time!

Taking their final bows.

The girls love getting flowers from Daddy after the show!

I love watching my cute little dancers!

City Level Reflections Awards Ceremony

 Since Aubrey won first place for her 3d diorama at her school level competition, her project moved on to the City Level competition.

Arriving at the awards ceremony and finding her project on display.

Anxiously awaiting to find out if her project won any awards.

Brooke was excited too.

The 3d awards are about to be announced. Here's Aubrey's name up on the big screen.

Aubrey won 3rd place for her 3d Diorama of her first day of Kindergarten. Here she is going up to get her trophy.

Standing up front with some of the other winners. 

Posing for me with her trophy. 

The cute little 3rd place winner! Aubrey sure had fun winning some awards for the first time!!