Wrapping Up 2012...Welcome 2013!

I am finally getting around to posting a few pictures from December (so many to edit, so little time!)...
The twins had fun at Chasity's awesome birthday party:

The kids (Evan, Natalie, and Cecilia) played and won a lot of basketball games:

I am dying over Natalie's expression, as she watches Cecilia take a free throw shot:

I went the kiddos' Christmas program (can't believe it's Evan's last year there...):

I took the kids to the skating rink with their church youth group:

 

 

Over the weekend, the big kids were gone (grandparents and friends' houses), so I took the little ones to see some christmas lights:

 

And our church's drive-thru Nativity scenes:

 

I saw an idea on Pinterest, and wanted to try it, so I made fruit trees for the kids' class Christmas parties:

 

I made sweets to give out to family (yummm....peanut butter balls!):

 

We did another Pinterest recipe, Bacon Explosion (not recommended for the faint of heart or anyone with cholesterol problems- but soooo good!):

 

 

We enjoyed Christmas with the family (I have tons of pictures of this, but I will just share one that sums up the spirit of the season for me):

We left out cookies and milk for Santa:

 

Here is a favorite of my tree:

 

It actually snowed on Christmas night, and the day after Christmas I was able to take this photo:

 

We were pretty low-key and relaxed for the days following Christmas, and welcomed the New Year at home with the twins and a Storage Wars marathon. And toasted 2013 with sparkling glass of champagne:

 

I enjoy the chance to pull out our crystal champagne flutes from our wedding and use them once or twice a year!