Christmas with Webster Grandparents

I felt so lucky to have my Mom and Steve with us for Christmas this year.  On a normal Christmas for us we don't get to see any family, so this was a special treat.

This is the Sunday before Christmas.  Mom made Talia look so cute with the ribbon and bows.

Mom also made the cool "Behold Him" on my mantel.

 The kids really wanted to act out the Nativity this year.  Robert was dead set on being the angel and Talia was dead set about being baby Jesus.  So, Isabelle was Mary, Steven was Joseph, Austin was a cow and I was a shepherd.

 Isn't Steven a good sport!

 The boys got gorilla robes Christmas ever.  They were so excited!

 I made the girls pillowcase nightgowns for Christmas.  I have had these pillowcases since Rob and I were first married and they were on top of my list when I found the idea for these nightgowns.  I am so happy the girls like them. :)

 The kids were so sweet about giving gifts to each other this year.  Austin gave Robert his favorite book (a lego book).  All the kids were excited to give gifts to each other.  Austin and Isabelle gave everyone a gift, even the ones they weren't assigned to.  It melted my heart.

 Rob and I worked for a month on the different stages of this canopy for the girls.  I am so pleased with the results.

 Rob got a new chair for his office.  Thanks to all who contributed!

 Good Grandpa. :)

 Yes, this dollhouse is taller than Talia and almost as tall as Isabelle.  Thank you Grandpa Larson and Janice!

 More good Grandpa.  Talia kept throwing him cards and he kept putting them in his hat.

 Austin got Monster fighter legos.

Robert's fav gift was a smart phone.  He was on it all day playing games!

December fun- pre Christmas

 Here are some of our December, pre-Christmas happenings.  The kids got to visit with Santa. :)

 Austin has been loving lining up all of his toys in random areas all over the house.  The gold guy is Brigham Young (something he got from a church lesson over a year ago)  he loves that guy!

 Austin and Talia decided to go jump on the trampoline in their swimsuits-in December!!  Austin has his goggles on and asked me, "Mom, can you turn on the sprinklers?"  It was sunny that day, but not warm!

 Isabelle and Robert had a piano recital.  Isabelle played "Up on the House Top", and Robert played "Jingle Bell Rock."  They both did a great job and both bowed afterwards, and no, I didn't tell them to.

 This is the kids with their amazing teacher Kathie Baardson.  She is teaching Austin now too.

 My friend Sarah Swanger had an awesome Grinch party.  Here Sarah and Isabelle are being "Whos".

 Talia and Eve.

 Robert, Jackson, Manti.

 Awesome treats.

Making grinchy ornaments and masks.

 Austin with his mask.  He had me go home and get his Hulk costume so he could be the grinch.

 My mom arrived in WA earlier than I was expecting, so she and Steven got to join me at the party.

 Sarah, Naomi, Geoff, and Rob.

 That night Mom and Steve gave the kids headlamps.  They had lots of fun with them. :)

December- Homeschool, projects

Isabelle made some really creative candy house pictures this year.

 Here are some of our projects that we have worked on this month, homeschool and just for fun.  The pic above is of our Homeschool group we did for December.  We learned about a bunch of different Christmas traditions from different countries.  The kids are all holding up luminaries that they made there.

 We studied Louis the IVX of France for History.  So, we made Masquerade masks, and later had a Masquerade Ball. :)

 For science we were learning about radar.  The kids made mountains in this box, covered it, graphed it, then used a bamboo skewer to figure out the depth.  The red boxes are high, the yellow are low.  Cool huh?!

 We didn't have a lot of decorations for Christmas this year, so we made some.  We actually strung popcorn and cranberries for the first time this year.

 Isabelle made a bunch of ornaments herself.  This is her wreath.

 She made this bird.

 Austin made this angel.  He also cut out a bunch of pictures he colored from coloring books and put them on the tree.  The kids also put their "meatball" on the tree.

 I made these sillouette ornaments.

 Bella's Angel.

 The kids studied about Handel and Bach.  They each read a book and made a poster about their composer.

 
 Robert and Isabelle made this manger with baby Jesus and Mary out of  Legos.

 Homeschool group for January.  We learned about weather and made these fun snowmen cupcakes.

The kids wear these sashes when they go to homeschool group and get a new button with each new subject they learn.  Even Robert is getting into it.

 

 We went to a realtor party and they had all of these fun projects for the kids to do.  They loved it.

 For FHE in December we made a candy Nativity instead of gingerbread houses.  The kids got so into it!  Robert made the horses/donkeys.

 Austin made Shepards, Joseph, Mary, and barbells...

 Isabelle made the stable, the manger, the hay and the angel on top.

 Talia made baby Jesus and the sheep.

 I think they did a great job!

 Austin made a candy train at school.