Gingerbread House Party

Friday after school we had several neighbors over to decorate gingerbread houses. 

The calm before the storm:

Hard at work decorating...

Aubrey

Katelynn

All 12 of them with their decorated houses:

Such a fun afternoon!

A little Christmas photo shoot!

So I have a new favorite place to take the girls for pictures.  We went tonight to get a few pictures in their Christmas outfits.

This one IS A MESS!  Her current favorite words are NO, I DON'T LIKE THAT, and BUT I WANT TO...

I brought some props for a little fun incentive!  Kate and Brynlee were in and loved them.  Camryn couldn't quite figure them out!

Rudolph, Santa and an Elf...

Camryn's were constantly turned the wrong way...

Snowman, Rudolph, and the Elf.  Camryn NAILED IT!

We kept telling her it was backwards...

Finally!!!

Love watching the sunset!

Dec 1

It's the most wonderful time of the year!  I love everything about Christmas...but I especially love Christmas through the eyes of our kids.  We did our traditional Dec 1...where they get their  Christmas PJs and shirts.

Ready for school...

We walked Jacob to school and he wanted in a picture too...

Brynlee and all her reindeer!

The girls made their own nativity out of legos.  Kate took this picture on my phone!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!  

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving at CC and Papa Lon's. 

The kids made Thanksgiving placemats. Markers plus Camryn equals...

Turkey Snack.  We made these 2 years ago and Kate requested to make them again. 

Reiders...

What's not to love...

Katie made Camryn's...

Ready to eat!

Watching Papa Lon pull the turkey out of the fryer...

Watching the Thanksgicing day parade...

Camryn and Reid...

Finally mastered the piggyback ride. They were sooooooo proud of themselves...

Kids tables...

Friday night we went to Lupe Tortilla at 5. A week of few naps and late bedtimes caught up with Camryn. She didn't even make it through her meal. 

Such a fun week...