The Call Family

For Christmas Grandma Call gave Avery gymnastic lessons. Avery has been wanting to take gymnastic lessons for a long time and was so excited to go!

Avery is a very strong girl so gymnastics was the perfect sport for her. She learned how to flip over backwards…

and forwards.

She learned to swing on the bars and keep her legs straight in front of her.

She learned how to walk on the beam.

She also learned how to do cartwheels, hand stands, and bridges. The lessons lasted for 7 weeks and then Skyler and I signed her up for another 7 weeks. She absolutely loved it! She is so good at it because she is so strong. I loved watching her every week.

Thank you Grandma Call for the gymnastics lessons!

Ever since the last time we went ice skating we have wanted to go back again. We invited my family to go with us this time.

We got skates for Kaden and tried to get him out on the ice, but he wanted no part in it this time.

Avery did amazing this time. She barely even used the walker this time.

Aunt Nicole and Uncle Jake even came with us.

My dad tried and tried to get Kaden out on the ice.

Skyler took Kaden out a little bit and he had fun!

While we were there on one of the inside rinks there were some speed skaters training. Skyler used to speed skate so it was fun for him to watch them.

Avery enjoyed going around the rink with the walker then she would push it away from herself and skate on her own to grab it again.

Skating all by herself.

Oooh, I just love that smile!

Kaden loved skating with papa!

Thanks mom, dad, Nicole and Jake for coming with us. We had a great time!

Christmas Eve was spent at my Grandma and Grandpa Christiansen’s house. As usual Santa Claus came and gave the kids a bag of goodies and an ornament.

Kaden and Avery loved it!

We had a yummy dinner and then our usual talent show. Following the talent show we read the Christmas story and acted it out. Kaden and I were shepherds.

Avery and Aunt Nicole were angels.

Isn’t she a the most beautiful angel you have ever seen?!?

Half way through the program Kaden wanted to sit with his big sister.

Kaden loved the baby Jesus.

Following the program we went over to my mom’s house to open our Christmas pajamas. They are all so cute! Sorry I don’t have a picture to show you. We had a wonderful Christmas Eve.

A few days before Christmas we went with my family out to Thanksgiving Point to see Santa and his reindeer.

Santa only brought tow of his reindeer, the others were busy resting and getting ready for Christmas.

We walked inside to see Santa. Avery was so excited!

We had to wait in line for about an hour. Isn’t she so adorable?!?

Avery sat on Santa’s lap and told him what she wanted for Christmas.

Then it was Kaden’s turn. He has been so excited to see Santa. He kept running ahead of us in line saying, “Santa, I wanna hug!”

Santa gave the kids candy canes and we walked outside to see the reindeer again.

Then we went and got ice cream and went home. It was a fun night.