Pre-Christmas Activities

We have been busy having fun all month! I love the Christmas season and the spirit and busyness that accompany it. Here are a few pictures of the fun things we have been up to.

Our tree! Decorating the tree is definitely one of my highlights. I also love turning the lights on every day. Yes, ours was lit just about every DAY!

Rylee helping decorate the tree. She was such a great helper!

Ryan loved crawling under the tree and playing with the lights and ornaments

Cody hanging the lights

My loving kids

Rylee has been going to Pre-School at the Washington Community Center. They did a cute little Christmas program. It was so fun to watch Rylee! She memorized her part and had lots of fun singing all the songs. Here we now are, a week after Christmas and she still loves singing the songs!! =)

She loves Santa Claus!

Another fun tradition we look forward to, is the Barnes Christmas party. It's great to gather with so much family, eat lots of food, play games, do a white elephant gift exchange, a Nativity scene, sing happy Birthday to Baby Jesus, have Santa come and of course, play games!!

Rylee and "HER James"

Kisses!

Ryan wasn't too sure about Santa at first...

then he was fascinated by his beard... he almost pulled it off as we were taking him off Santa's lap!

Opening his trucks with Daddy

Rylee had been asking Santa for a My Little Pony Play house all year

and that's what he brought her! She had to hug it!! =)

My mom's siblings and Dad!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Another fun tradition, is that we go bowling with the Jimenez's Christmas Eve day over in Cedar City. Ryan and I weren't feeling too well, so we opted out this year. Cody went ahead and took Rylee and she had a BLAST with all her cousins. She even got a strike!

Hopefully I'll get around to posting Christmas soon! We hope everyone has had a great Christmas. We are so thankful for the many fun times we've had with our family and friends. And even more thankful for our Savior's life and his perfect example to us. Happy New Year!