This year I was asked to help with our church's Christmas Party. My job has been to make fliers and other advertising, sign up sheets, etc. -I was also assigned to make 25 snowflake shaped sugar cookies (recipe and cookie cutter included). No problem right?
Well, kind of. I am good with the computer and designing things so the fliers and advertising were fairly simple. As for the sugar cookies ... we will see. I have intentionally not made sugar cookies in a couple of years. I always end up using so much flour to roll them out that they end up more like a pressed biscuit. -That and the fact that I don't have a rolling pin doesn't thrill me (planning on using one of Caleb's plastic cups as a substitute). --That and the sugar cookie frosting meeting tomorrow and then the party set up at 9 am Friday followed by 5 pm pre party set up, family photos, passing out programs, 6:30 dinner (I'll be serving), lengthy program, Santa and finally late night tear down (poor Aaron gets Caleb while he tries to eat without me).
So ... as you can see the next few days will be crazy.
Last night was another hard one for Aaron and I. We started putting Caleb to bed at 10 pm, again around 11 pm, 12:45 am and then at 5:30 am (Aaron has to wake up at 6 am). As I lay in bed listening to Aaron shower grouchy thoughts ran through my head. Grumble, grumble stupid cookies. :) -Still tired, but knowing I needed to get up I made the bed so I wouldn't get back in it. Just as I finished Aaron came in with one of my Christmas presents from him and instructed me to open it. Hesitating I wondered ... hum, is it a nativity or something. But it was something even better ... a marble rolling pin and wood stand!!!!! I had mentioned my lack of enthusiasm about rolling the cookies with the plastic cup the night before, but hadn't said anything about my internal grumbling this morning. How did he know?
Anyhow, I have the best husband ever. :)
And although I am still a disgruntle cookie maker. I can at least laugh at myself and enjoy my beautiful rolling pin. And hey cutting the snowflake cookies may even be fun as well. :)
It's funny how some things like Clementine Oranges and sparkling cider remind me of Christmas. We found these at the grocery store and I just couldn't resist. I guess it's one of those memories from growing up, because baby oranges just taste better at Christmas time. :)
I absolutely love Christmas time! We put up our tree the first of November and have been enjoying every minute of it. Caleb likes a soft penguin ornament and a polar bear and penguin sledding one the best. They are a little lower where he can check them out once in a while. :)
This last Monday night we made cutter cookies, chocolate no bake cookies, rice crispy treats and buttery spritz and then took them to a few of our friends. It was a fun Family Home Evening night. :)
Caleb is 10-months-old now and growing like a weed. He babbles a lot and is starting to climb up, over and around things. He understands concepts like "all done, bath, animal names and good night." Unfortunately, he doesn't understand the beauty of sleeping through the night. He is so curious about things that he has been trying to wake up for a 2 or 3 am intermission to play the last week or so.
We took these pictures a little earlier this week and had a fun time with them. Hope everyone else is also enjoying this fun time of year. We love you all lots and hope you are well.
Check out my teeth!
I gave this present to Caleb to see what he would do with it. He liked it, but doesn't have a clue about finding a present inside. He just liked touching the bows. :)
Ho ho ho ... Merry Christmas!
Well, it only took us a year, but we have finally finished our Whinnie the Pooh Photomosaics puzzle. Aaron was the one to finish the last sections and piece the last pieces together! We figured after such a difficult finishing that we needed to photograph our accomplishment to prove that we did actually get it done. :)
Caleb loves to play with the Lazy Susan full of pots and pans.
And this is what I found one day when I left Caleb alone for a minute. -Watch out world --he's a climbin' explorer.
These last two pictures were taken while Aaron and his Dad Neil hung up our new blinds! The blinds look fantastic. :) -Caleb was trying to figure it all out and gave me some of the funniest expressions. These are my favorites. Enjoy :)
Caleb, Abigail, Marshall and I.
And my two handsome boys. :)
For Family Home Evening last night we decided to carve our pumpkin. Aaron did most of the cutting and I worked on getting the guts out. :) Caleb enjoyed the black garbage bag we were using for mess control and was a little interested in the jack o lantern top. -Now all we need is some good homemade chili and trick or treaters and we'll be set.
Too bad Charlie Brown wasn't around to model for us. :)
Look at my cute boys! They are really good pals.
Yummy salted Pumpkin seeds.
After we were done we decided we needed just a few more pictures of our little pumpkin's first Halloween. Pictures of his costume to follow in a future post. :)
Caleb and me.
Lately Caleb has been making the funniest faces. I took 2 pictures of Caleb and his Dad, but decided to post the funny face one to show his latest trick.
