Christmas Party w/ The Poppe's

We had a great Christmas dinner with the Poppe's, complete with crafts, games, presents and Santa. The kids took cute pictures, all in their matching outfits. And Heather outdid herself with crocheted gifts for all the kids - the beards and beanies were the favorite gift of the night, and Penelope loved wearing her Christmas hat around. It was the first time everyone was all together in a long time, with Christian back from his job in Oregon.

 Penelope tried so hard to be brave with Santa - she seemed actually really happy to see him when he first came in, smiling and waving and trying to cut in line. But once she was on Santa's lap, her smile crumbled and she held on as long as she could before she started to cry. This face just says, "Help me!" It's a right of passage, it seems, to scare our children with a visit with Santa.

Claire loves showing off her missing front teeth! She "pranced" up to Santa with her reindeer antlers - it was super cute :) 

The Boys' Table

The Hiller Table

Penelope and Heather's daughter Brooke

Kevin and Cindy

The Poppe Boys

 The Mountain Men