Christmas time

This is Tova's first Christmas and I haven't been doing a very good job of documenting.   I will try to catch up via pictures here. 

This year we went to a tree farm to cut down a tree.  It took forever, FOREVER!! To find the right one.  We settled a little bit but it looks great in our front room.  

We've had a lot of Santa hat wearing, hot chocolate drinking and cookie eating...good things. 

Deven had his first holiday show.  There were 5 carols he 'almost' memorized making up for any forgotten words by being the loudest and most energetic (said the biased momma).  
 

 
We took a trip to a Christmas park, basically a light display with fair food, out in Stanwood.  So something for the kiddos and something for the momma, you get the idea.  Mini cinnamon donuts to die for.
 

 

 
Tova's first hockey game, school pictures and home made Christmas cocktails have rounded out the season so far. 

7 more shopping days until Christmas.  Santa is definitely on his way to the Johnston's this year.  That is if Deven's Elf provides a good report to the man up north.  Hopefully he forgets about a few of the most recent meltdowns.