Thursday, January 6, 2011

December Joy!

We keep finding Aaron asleep in random places. This particular night he decided to go get an apple to munch on and then dragged his pillow and blanket from his TOP bunk and into the play room. The room was a disaster, so he just pushed all the toys aside and was sleeping in the middle of the mess.

Always a mess, and never fully dressed. sigh...


My children are polar bears! They decided that 65 degrees was plenty warm enough to set up the slide and play in the water. I kept waiting for them to come in because they were freezing, but they played for about an hour and a half! Brrrrrrrrr.



Our dear friend, Wanda, sent us the most beautiful edible arrangement. The kids were going NUTS over it. I managed to snap this shot before it was devoured.


DECORATING SUGAR COOKIES WITH THE COUSINS:

Aaron LOVES frosting and sprinkles. Mmmmm.





Aiden is always interested in what I'm doing in the kitchen. He helped me roll out and bake all the cookies that morning.


The ONLY PROOF that we did, indeed, do our annual gingerbread house decorating with the Blacks. My darling husband deleted all the pictures of our kids doing theirs. Grrrrrrr.




Aaron, Ashten and Aiden with Grandma Jean. She is 87 years old, is on NO medications and still goes walking every morning. WOW.

Aiden helping me put up Grandma Jean's tree.






Aaron is my independent boy. I had to move the knives into a cupboard because he kept trying to cut his own apples. This day he decided to pour himself a bowl of cereal and spilled out half the box onto the floor. When I came in to see what he was doing, he had the broom in hand and said, "I cleanen' up my mess." SO CUTE.


Andy is SO INCREDIBLY creative! I love it! This was what the kids all called "Indiana Jones". They pushed one couch in front of the other and stretched a sheet across it so they could take turns crossing the ocean and not falling into the water with the sharks. This went on for about two hours. Alex really helped Andy a lot with holding the bridge for the two little ones to cross. They still ask to play this every...single...day.

Aaron crossing the bridge!

We did a gingerbread house as a family for FHE one night.

Pure loveliness!

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