Christmas parties, piano recitials....

We had a piano recital which was nice but this year it was Emma! We had A ward Christmas party at church, complete with Santa which Colton loved when he saw him from a far, but close up it took a  little bit to warm up...He had his big sista! that helped (now if I could get blogger to down load my video's).

 We also had a cookie making, hot cocoa drinking, 9 year old girl party.  All while the big girls were at the theatre performing "Once Upon A Christmas". Just a few more December events at the Merrill family house.

 Here is the cookies bakers!

 Carissa got an award at school can you guess what it was...."The best game dancer"! She lost her voices at every football game this year. She is really trying to get those Northgate fans to get up off there rears, and cheer.

 One of our most wonderful surprises was wakeing up to little elves & Santa painted on the windows. It really is feeling like Christmas around here.