Pajama's and Ice

Tonight we did our first ever "Pajama Drive." We talked about traditions in Relief Society last week and someone mentioned they did this to go see the Christmas lights (once a week). We always drive to see the lights, but I thought it would fun to make it more festive. My friend Julie Drake mentioned they all get in their jammies, drive around to see lights, and come home and have hot chocolate. I told the kids about this last week and they've been very excited to do the Pajama Drive ever since. Here we all are in our Jammies.

I decided to throw in ding dong ditching, dropping off treats at friends home. Each of us had a bag of treats and our own turn to run them up to the door. It was so fun to laugh and support each other as we ran back. Alyssa was so excited for her turn, but then she got apprehesive walking up alone, so Tyler helped her. They all got really into it. At the last house, it was daddy's turn, and we knew this family was out for the night. So Michael thought it would be funny to walk really slow up to the door and the kids kept telling him to go faster or he'd get caught. Well he didn't, and all of a sudden they drove up. Michael was too late, but tried to run away. Our friend (Gabe) got out of his car and ran after him and pretended to tackle Michael to the ground. It was really funny for everyone, but the boys told Michael he shouldn't have been so slow and he wouldn't have been caught. Matthew said, "You can't try to be sneaky ever again, daddy." And we was serious, concerned we got caught.

We came home and stirred our hot chocolate with candy canes and it was oh so yummy!

Then earlier this week, I believe Wednesday, we got some frozen rain. Now quite snow, but ice covered the trampoline and roofs and it looked like snow. The boys went out before school and jumped for a bit on the icy tramp. They were so excited.