The Woodruff clan visiting Father Christmas at the Pioneer Christmas program in Salt Lake. Going was one of our Christmas presents from Grandpa & Grandma Woody. We had a ton of fun and the FREEZING COLD!! temperatures and wind really helped us feel at one with the pioneers. 
Decorating the tree...as an added bonus this year we got to do this twice! We put our fake tree up in the loft and put all of our eclectic, fun ornaments on it. From the window over the garage we could see the tree almost anywhere in the neighborhood!
We also found a great deal on this big beautiful real tree that we put in the living room. It's been a few years since we've had one and we enjoyed having that evergreen smell in our house. And we kept it alive until after New Years!! That is a first for Kyle and I and we are really proud of ourselves. I guess the trick is to water it :)
Reading The Night Before Christmas with Daddy. We added a candlelight Nativity program to our Christmas Eve festivities this year and it will definitely make a come back next year. It was such a beautiful, peaceful way to end a fun day.
Isabel got a Bumbo seat for Christmas. I highly recommend these to anyone with babies. She loves to sit in it and join us in the kitchen, at the table, etc. and feel like she's part of the group. You can see Jake in the background with his Didj, his Santa gift. We gave him free reign of it over that first weekend and didn't see him again until the batteries ran out. We've set a few rules now so that we can still see him from time to time. 
This is Hallie and I trying to figure out her "easy knitting" kit that Santa gave her. We got it eventually but I think when they say "easy" they are not taking into account the crafting impaired. And Mason got a new muscle Robin suit to replace his old suit that has been slowly disintegrating every time I wash it. 
One of my Moms favorite Christmas traditions is to buy matching Christmas PJs and Church clothes for all of the kids (and matching PJ pants for all of the adults). The kids are always so cute in their matching digs.
Candy Cane Coffee Cake!!
Decorating the tree...as an added bonus this year we got to do this twice! We put our fake tree up in the loft and put all of our eclectic, fun ornaments on it. From the window over the garage we could see the tree almost anywhere in the neighborhood!
We also found a great deal on this big beautiful real tree that we put in the living room. It's been a few years since we've had one and we enjoyed having that evergreen smell in our house. And we kept it alive until after New Years!! That is a first for Kyle and I and we are really proud of ourselves. I guess the trick is to water it :)Reading The Night Before Christmas with Daddy. We added a candlelight Nativity program to our Christmas Eve festivities this year and it will definitely make a come back next year. It was such a beautiful, peaceful way to end a fun day.Isabel got a Bumbo seat for Christmas. I highly recommend these to anyone with babies. She loves to sit in it and join us in the kitchen, at the table, etc. and feel like she's part of the group. You can see Jake in the background with his Didj, his Santa gift. We gave him free reign of it over that first weekend and didn't see him again until the batteries ran out. We've set a few rules now so that we can still see him from time to time. This is Hallie and I trying to figure out her "easy knitting" kit that Santa gave her. We got it eventually but I think when they say "easy" they are not taking into account the crafting impaired. And Mason got a new muscle Robin suit to replace his old suit that has been slowly disintegrating every time I wash it. One of my Moms favorite Christmas traditions is to buy matching Christmas PJs and Church clothes for all of the kids (and matching PJ pants for all of the adults). The kids are always so cute in their matching digs.Candy Cane Coffee Cake!!We outdid ourselves this year and made 14!! for family and friends that we delivered on Christmas Eve Morning.
This is not necessarily a Christmas Pic but it was too darn cute not to include.
This is not necessarily a Christmas Pic but it was too darn cute not to include.