It is always so much fun when Grandma Pam comes to visit. Since she was coming right before
Christmas we thought we would fit in as many holiday adventures as possible.
We kicked it off with finding a live Christmas tree. We never had a live tree in Hawaii
they are so dang expensive there- and die because of the heat.... so we thought we would spend the money for this fun adventure- and fun it was!
the lot we went to you could cut one down yourself or get a precut. we thought about cutting one-
but they were kind of like tall bushes. here are the kids measuring one to cut- and we sad
when we decided to go for a precut. But they had sooo much fun playing hide and seek in the uncut forest.
we had a great time decorating the tree- and Grandma Pam brought them each an
ornament. Loved it. they took the decorating very seriously.
There was lots and lots of cooking while she was here-
sugar cookies, candy trains, homemade rolls.... She is such
a great sport about it.
B has been asking for a "suit" for church for a long time. I just hadn't found one for a little
guy- so when i spotted this, i had to get it. And it was perfect timing- while Pam was here Troy was called into the Bishopric and Braden was excited to wear his new suit for the occasion.
(for those who don't go to our church- this means he is asked to be one of 3 leaders over our congregation- like a pastor) This is a big job to be asked to do after only being here for 3 months. He feels little overwhelmed trying to figure out who everyone is in the congregation- and he spends a lot of time driving back and forth to our church since it is 40 min away. But we are grateful to serve- and maybe the extra church time will equate into a super easy baby right? Sitting solo in church 8 months pregnant hasn't been too fun so far :)
We also had to make gingerbread houses (of course)
This is always a favorite
We love and miss you Grandma Pam. Thanks for coming to visit our new digs.
