Christmas Cookie Chaos

Cookie Chaos day had arrived, and Frank was ready! 

 

And so were my three girls.....sporting their new aprons with Aunt Morgan.

Our cookie crew was was missing Deedee, who got taken down by the flu.  Talk about a crummy time for the flu!

This may be our messiest baker, but she sure is sweet.

We had gobs of cookies. 

Thankfully, our decorators were enthusiastic

and focused!

Their hard work paid off.  We ended up with a ton of beautiful, delicious cookies!

Another Christmas Cookie Chaos in the books!  Now it's time for some more Christmas baking...and this is my number one licker!

Clare's Christmas Craft Party

Clare has some great persuading skills, and she somehow convinced me to allow her to host a Christmas craft party.  We sent out evites, planned our crafts, made some snacks, and got excited!

 She had seven friends come over after school on Thursday.  Everyone got their hot chocolate, and then we were ready to begin.

 We made snow globes out of mason jars.

We made these little snowmen sock buddies!

We had an ornament exchange, everyone played a bit, and then it was time to take their goodies and head home. 

The day before the party, Clare said to me, "Thank you so much for letting me have this craft party."  She was so excited, and I think she had a great time.  Kind of makes it all worth it!

It's Practically A Requirement!

First, there was Clare in 2007. 

Then, we had double trouble with Jane and Sydney is December of 2008.

And today, Graham fulfilled his requirement!

It would be sad if it wasn't so funny!!

Scenes From The Season

December always brings with it lots of activities!  Here is a glimpse into what we have been up to so far this month!

We celebrated these two turning six!

We were sad that the ice got our big backyard tree.  You can see Sydney is really upset.

Graham got his first "real" haircut.....his first haircut that we have paid for, at least!

Jane lost her two front teeth!  Perfect timing!  Sing with me now...."All I want for Christmas...."

We made cinnamon snowflakes out of tortillas!

 

And we've been trying to keep up with Frank's latest antics!

Last night we had the privelege of watching Clare in her Christmas musical, We Three Spies.

They have been rehearsing since October, and she was so excited for her big show.  She was a "Christmas Intelligence Kid."

 

and an angel!

 She did a a great job!  Our super awesome neighbors even came to watch the show!  They were all being "spy-ish."

December is always packed full of lots of fun stuff!  Here's to the second half of the month!

Calling All Happy Campers

It's a campfire party!  Unfortunately, this campfire party fell on the iciest weekend we've seen in a long time!  Oh well, the party must go on!

The girls drew the picture for the invitation, and I added all of the party details on top of it!  

Jane and Sydney knew that everyone wouldn't be able to make it to the party due to the weather, but they were still excited.  

These four had a bit of cabin fever, I think!

When the guests arrived, we started by making bug jars.  The kids decorated the jars with paint pens.

Then it was time for a hot dog picnic on the blankets.  In my original plan, we were going to do all of this outside, but Mother Nature had a different plan!

We made s'mores outside by the fire, and then headed inside for another craft.  This time we made pine cone Christmas tree ornaments.

We had campfire cake and ice cream!

And then we headed upstairs to the tent in the toy room to open presents.

We passed out party favors, and everyone headed home.  The girls were still excited because that meant it was time for grandparent presents!  

Despite the weather, we had a great time.  I couldn't help but wonder if we should've gone with a Frozen themed party?!?!

Happy Birthday to Jane and Sydney!

3 Months Old

One Year Old

 

Two Years Old

Three Years Old 

Four Years Old

Five Years Old

...and TODAY they are SIX!  

Happy birthday to my sweet Jane and Sydney!  

My heart just might explode!