Christmas Tag

Christmas Tag
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping Paper - in fact my first job was as a gift wrapper at Deseret Book.
2. Real Tree or Artificial? Artificial but I always buy an Evergreen wall plug-in!
3. When do you put your tree up? The day after Thanksgiving if we're home. If not, as soon as we can!
4. When do you take your tree down? After New Years
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, diluted.
6. Favorite gift received? My husband gave me a piano the first year we got married. I don't play much anymore, but the kids do and what a surprise it was!
7. Hardest person to buy for? My in-laws!
8. Easiest person to buy for? McKenna, she loves everything and is so gracious even if the present is sucky.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes I have 3.
10. Mail or e-mail Christmas Cards? Mail
11. Worst Christmas presents ever received?
12. Favorite/Worst Christmas movie? It's a Wonderful Life and Elf. Worst? I want a dog for Christmas Charlie Brown. Stunk big time.
13. When do you start shopping? Usually not until the end of November unless I find the perfect gift.
14. Have you ever recycled a gift? Yep, this year in fact!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas time? I love chocolates, hot chocolate, chocolate candies, peppermint chocolate... you name it.
16. Lights on tree? Clear but I love the color ones too.
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night and the entire muppets CD
18. Travel on Christmas or stay home? Every other year we travel on Christmas
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes - in order too
20. Angel on top of tree or star? Angel
21. Open presents on Christmas Eve? The kids open the Christmas jammies
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Angry Walmart shoppers. So you have to walk a few more parking spaces, don't try to run me over!!!
23. Favorite ornament? We get a new ornament that represents the most important thing every year (i.e. This year is Carter's first year...) and those are my favorite.
24. Favorite food for Christmas Dinner? We have strawberry waffles for breakfast. It's better than dinner.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Plane ticket to Georgia
26. Tag 3 friends: Suzanne, Amber, Shally

Merry Christmas!

12 days to go! This is going to be an awesome Christmas at the Treadway home. The kids are perfect ages, although it might be the last one of "belief" for McKenna. They are all so excited and Ellie is just brimming with joy all the time. Only 4 days of school until Christmas break then we are all looking forward to some sleeping in (right Carter?)!



To post on our travels, we went to Utah to visit family for Thanksgiving. It was a great time but it flew by. We went to the zoo, played touch football, played a lot of Wii and ate a ton. It was a great time and we were able to see many Treadway-side family. We had a big sleepover on Wednesday at Pat and Lee's and stayed up playing games until the wee hours of the morning. We all laughed so hard and it was just fun being together.


I've attached a video of Carter laughing for those far away so you won't miss it. The video is a bit shaky, I was actually playing peek-a-boo and holding the camera. Worth watching, though. He has become such a fun chunky baby!


The last exciting thing that has just happened is our first niece on the Powell side was born yesterday! Congratulations James and Amber!

Since we've been home it's just been a countdown to Christmas. We've seen the kids' school performances, decorated, constantly listened to Christmas music, shopped and most importantly paused during the chaos to count blessings and think of our Savior. We miss you that are dear to us and far away. May the Spirit of Christ touch your lives and hearts. Merry Christmas!