Pre Christmas

Hey, I always seem to say on the blog that it is better late than never. Maybe someday I will blog in a more timely manner. So, I am going to catch up with some Christmas pictures. Here are some pictures from the pre-Christmas festivities. We went to see the Christmas lights at the L.A. temple. They do a great job and are so pretty. My favorite is always the lit-up palm trees. Also, the boys had a special visit from Santa Claus. We were helping out the Snows with some secret Santa work they were doing for their ward. So, we got to have dinner with Santa and they boys sat on his lap and got presents. Josh informed me that he was the real Santa and not one of Santa's helper Santas because he had a real beard that was stuck to his face.  Smart boy!
Evan was not as thrilled with Santa.

Though he did like the toy phone Santa brought him.

The pretty lights on the temple grounds.

The temple was so pretty lit up at night with the Christmas lights around it.

My Mr. Ben

I tried to have all the boys sit with Steve for a picture on the steps and they immediately took off.  (Typical)  Steve's face cracks me up though in this picture.  Isn't he cute!

Aunt Julie came with us which is always a treat.