Christmas 2015 in the books

Christmas was nice.  We enjoyed celebrating our Savior's birth and spending time with our families.  

 Kate and Mazie make such a cute combo.  It's fun to watch the cousins interact!

 "Remember all those new toys you got for Christmas??  GO PLAY WITH THEM!"  -the parents

Part of Natalie's homework was to make a birthday cake for Jesus.  I followed a different recipe and it said to spray the pan with cooking spray (something I normally don't use).  When we were eating the cake the next day, Kate said, "The cooking spray tastes really good!"

 Scott's really not flashing a gang sign in the picture above...promise.

 Two full weeks of break and lots of time together can call for a few minutes on the punching bag!:) 

Jon's aunt and uncle visited from Michigan and brought the kids some U of M paraphernalia.

 A cheerleader in the making!  (I would usually take the picture again since she wasn't looking at the camera, but the dreamy, flighty look up into space seemed to fit perfectly with the cheerleader's outfit.  As a former cheerleader, I can say that!:)