Seeing Santa at our church Christmas party. I love talking about "Ho, Ho," reading about him and seeing him from a distance, but when someone wants me to sit on his lap, that's a different story. 
Mommy insisted that she get a picture of me with Santa. I was not happy one bit.
Santa thought it would help if Hunter joined us. Not at all...I just wanted to get away.
Making gingerbread houses Sunday night. I was more interested in eating the candy.
Talking to Papa on the phone. Papa lives in New Mexico and I ask to call him all the time.
The first act on the program--Don't I look adorable shaking my bells to "Jingle Bells."
Bridger even sang a solo...he picked a tune from High School Musical and he was awesome! (That's me at the bottom of the picture. I'm playing with some bunny ears I used to help Hunter do a little skit.)
Makenna and Bridger sang O Christmas Tree while I was the tree. (Sorry this picture isn't the greatest! Mommy and Daddy had a hard time juggling things and taking pictures.)
Hunter and I helped put up the flannel board pictures for the story I Believe in Santa. (It's a really neat story about how the Christmas symbol of Santa can remind us of Christ. It's one of the books we read every Christmas.)
Shepherd and angel--I (Sawyer) was supposed to be a shepherd as well but I was too tired to participate.
The three wisemen--notice Hunter in the middle. He was so excited to be a wiseman this year. Last year he was a shepherd.
Makenna begged to be Mary this year because she wanted to hold the "Baby Jesus."
The group!
I was so excited about the crawling caterpillar in my stocking. I couldn't believe he could move all by himself.
Lining up to head downstairs. Another tradition is that we have to line up youngest to oldest to head downstairs. I'm lucky because I'll always be first. Did you know that Mommy also did this when she was a child? (She was the 3rd of 6 children so she was always near the back.) Daddy headed down first to turn on the Christmas tree lights and to start some Christmas music. He also got the video camera ready to catch our expressions.
Playing with the train that Santa left me. Our Santa gifts are always left unwrapped in front of the Christmas tree.
Having fun opening one of my gifts. We take turns opening gifts. Sometimes I had a hard time waiting and would grab someone else's gift and start opening it. Don't worry...the gift in this picture is really mine.
use your teeth!
I'm a little dance maniac!
Playing with the train Santa brought me. Notice that the haircut Mommy gave me really helped blend in the back of my hair. Now that bald spot is hardly noticeable and it looks like my hair may even be growing back in there!
This past Wednesday Mommy and I were able to go to Hunter's preschool Christmas concert and party. Here I am running around the gym before the concert started. I did not want to take my hat off. 
Enjoying a feast at the party. Notice my thinning hair...
Hunter made a really cool Christmas tree snack--here he is applying green frosting to his sugar cone.
Then Hunter was able to decorate the tree with various candies. Here's the finished tree!
See how intently I'm watching...hoping that the box will stop in front of me.
In order to get prepared for our upcoming nativity on Christmas Eve, Mommy helped us go through all the nativity costumes. Here I am trying on my shepherd's costume.
The Johnston Four taking a picture break on our journey to Bethlehem. Makenna's going to be Mary this year. Hunter's a wiseman and Bridger and I are going to be shepherds. Now I've just got to find a sheep--Mommy does have a little one for me to carry.
Not sure what to think of Santa. I kept checking on him.
Unwrapping my gift from Santa.
Checking on Santa again.
My scalp sure is itchy now that my hair is thinning out. Dr. Meany said this is normal. I really like to scratch the bald spot on the back of my head.
Sawyer loves his red hat. He wanted it back on and would not take it off for the rest of our visit.
Saywer did get one last push in.
Of course, you know...Daddy headed right to the video games and Mommy started snapping pictures.
