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Here are a few not to be missed pictures from the past couple of weeks: 

WARNING: this first one is a bit graphic

Somehow Lindy breached her diaper in an explosive act that literally filled the leg of her sleeper and she has the audacity to stick her little tongue out at me.

On Thanksgiving morning, Casey had the kids list some things they are thankful for on index cards. Their cards are treasures and have been hanging on the inside of our front door for the past week:
 

Zeke's drawing of "Dad, Lindy, Mom and Bear Bear (his comfort item of choice)." I'm liking my sweet hair in his rendition.

Zeke's drawing of "a present, a worm, a book, a ladybug, and a Christmas tree"

Sophie's list

Sophie's addendum. (And we don't even have a cat.)

Hallee's drawing of our family along with our two bunnies--Snowball and Niblett--and each kid's comfort item (giraffe, tiger, and bear bear)

During December last year, we intentionally planned out a way to serve someone outside of our family every day of the month. I loved the sweet feeling that intentional service created in our home and in our family so this year we are doing it again. My Grandma White sent the kids a little sticker advent calendar a couple of weeks ago.  Each day, after we complete our service, the kids take turns putting another ornament on the little advent tree.

Hallee, Zeke, and Soph, making Christmas cards for an elderly neighbor this week--one of their acts of serving. In the background is a fake tree. Normally we pick out a real tree, but this year, in our poverty, we borrowed Grandma Olsen's tree from my uncle since we spent our life savings on Lindy's birth. She was totally worth it. 

Sophie often pulls out her flashlight after she's gone to bed and reads to Hallee. So cute.

Following Sullivan family tradition, last night we went downtown, had dinner at the Lion House, did some Temple Square light relishing, and then attended the big Latino cultural Christmas concert in the Tabernacle with the White cousins. My friend, Kimberly Baker, is the music director of the production and scrounged up the tickets for us (which were gone in a couple of hours online). Latinos know how to party. The atmosphere is certainly more relaxed than at other church performances. I changed Lindy's diaper right on the wooden pew where we were seated and then nursed her during the performance. I'm sure I would have been reported to security and removed at any other tabernacle function.

Phoebe and Maya with Soph and Zeke, waiting for the program to start

Lindy, lounging on a wooden pew in the Tabernacle

Sweet Hallee with Lindy

Cousin Jake!

Do they look conspicuous with that light hair?