Checking off the Kids Christmas wish list...

 Well despite our best efforts we weren't able to make it to the lighting ceremony this year because they did it before Thanksgiving and sadly I had a shoot scheduled that I couldn't reschedule :(  But we explained it to the kids and they decided having a lighting ceremony of our own was more fun ;) so that's what we did. We attempted to go cut down our own tree but sadly they were out of the tags from the forest station to cut down your own tree and by the time we got back to Spokane all the kids were to tired and cranky to go to a tree farm so we went and bought one at the General store, we did unload all the kids and let them choose..but it was to dark to take pictures.. #momfail But we got our tree and we decorated it as a family :) we also have done two different days of Christmas movie Marathons :) We did a craft today but I didn't get a chance to upload photos of it so I will get those up soon :) for now please enjoy these photos of our family decorating our tree and our new start to the newest Benson tradition...opening a book every night from December 1st to Christmas :)

Daddy putting up our parking lot tree lol 

 All the kids in front of our tree...sadly Gracie didn't want to take the photo...

Got to love Jaydon's Solution

 We are still buying books, They are so pricey. But I would much rather buy books then more toys.

But this is our stack of Christmas books to open one a night. 

 Gracie is hiding under the blanket in this one,

 but Emmit and Jay holding hands was just too cute not to share.

 I love this because they were singing oh Christmas tree and swinging side to side.

 Decorating the tree all together 

 Gracie's "stop taking pictures mom" look

 Awe her smile <3

 One of the few ornaments that survived storage, Cherry's first Christmas ornament

 Devon's Seahawks ornament, My Cowboys one is hiding somewhere but I will find it ;)

 Our beautiful Christmas tree 

 In our house things go youngest to oldest, it works well and teaches patience.

So for the first night of Christmas Grace got to choose the book.

For once she decided posing was more fun

 Book??? What book mom???

 Choosing the book

 She then decided she didn't care to open it and passed it off to Emmit

 Sissy will you hold my snack...no sissy not eat it

 I did it mom!!!

The first book of Christmas <3