Jingle Bells...better late than never, right?

I la la la la LOVE the month of December!  It's my favorite month of the year not just because of my birthday or Christmas but because of the spirit it brings and how it affects everyone.  Everyone seems to be a little more happy, giving, and loving so who wouldn't love this time of the year?  Here's the condensed version of December 2011 for my little family....

1.  My beautiful new niece, Molly Aria Ikahihifo, was born on December 17th :)
2.  I turned 25!
3.  The kids met a brown Santa at our ward Christmas party....haha ;)
4.  It was baby Talanoa's 1st Christmas.
5.  The girls were spoiled by everyone with toys and clothes galore.
6.  We ate like there was no tomorrow.
7.  Christmas was on a Sunday and it couldn't have been more perfect!

Vili and I have tried to make it a goal to focus more on the Savior during the Christmas season.  We hope that by doing this we can be good examples to our girls.  One thing we did this year was we didn't buy each other gifts (helped that we were broke...lol) and I actually didn't mind it one bit.  We bought our girls one gift to share (Leggo's) because I don't want to get into the habit of focusing on presents.  I want us to focus on the Savior, each other, and those around us.  I definitely think that this is a tradition we will keep.  I can't wait to make them an advent calendar next year so we can do daily activities that also help keep the focus of Christmas on the Savior, what really matters.