Ward Christmas party

That night, we had our ward Christmas party. The kids had a great time. Santa came at the end. I told my kids to RUN and get in line!! They took off and were mesmerized by Santa. They stopped at the stage just short of the line. By the time I got up to them, we were at the END of the line. It took us 50 mins. to see Santa. Katelyn told him she wants a Degy Pet, Crew wants two REALLY sharp swords. I have no idea where that comes from! Jaden told Santa he wanted a kneeboard. I told Santa good luck finding that a kneeboard in the middle of winter! Mitch was busy socializing with all the ladies now that he is in mutual. All in all it was a really fun night.

Christmas Parade

On Sat the first of December we went to our cities Christmas parade. It was a balmy 26 degrees! That didn't stop the Cottles from having a great time. There was everything from beautiful floats, to Rodeo queens on horses. They handed out all kinds of Christmas candy, so Crew was really excited. For those of you who know Crew, he could survive on candy alone. I had hot chocolate in our mugs that quickly became cold chocolate. By the time the parade was over ( 1 hour long!!) my feet felt like blocks of ice, and my hands felt like clubs. We were all freezing, but we had a great time. Santa was the very last float. We all yelled "Merry Christmas Santa!" It was a great way to kick off the Christmas season.