Oh Sugar.....

Sugar cookies that is. Yesterday our friends Whitney and Olivia came over and we played, had lunch, and then baked sugar cookies. It was so much fun! Christian really enjoyed the cookie dough and loved putting sprinkles on. Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy!

Christian and Olivia listening to Mrs. Whitney tell them what we are going to do

Cutting out the cookies! He was trying sooo hard to do it by himself!Picture break so cute I love this one!Cutting out more and more cookies~ they were also sneaking tastes of the dough :)Benjamin just hanging out wanting to get in on the action- it wont be longWhitney and Olivia I love how they have the same look on their face right here! Now its time to decorate....and decorate they did with sprinkles EVERYWHERE as you can seeHe looks so serious..must be hard workThe finished cookies they were very YUMMY!!

Tag- Christmas

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Absolutely wrapping

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial tree my allergies wouldn't be able to handle a real tree

3. When do you put up the tree? Around Thanksgiving this year I couldn't wait and it was a couple days before.
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>4. When do you take the tree down? Around New Years

>5. Do you like eggnog? NO WAY!!
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>6. Favorite gift received as a child? A stereo for my room

>7. Hardest person to buy for? Mother-in-law
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>8. Easiest person to buy for? myself

>9. Do You have a nativity scene? yes but with 2 boys it is not out

>10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
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>11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A lump of coal- yes I really got a lump of coal
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>12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Home Alone

>13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Just depends most of the time not until about October but I never finish until a day or 2 before.

>14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? probably nothing I can think of off the top of my head but I am sure that I have

>15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Country Ham

>16. Lights on the tree? Yes, white
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>17. Favorite Christmas song? Away in a Manger
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>18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? STAY HOME

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Only because the person who sent it to me did. LOL! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and of course Rudolph
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>20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel
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>21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Morning
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>22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? When everyone waits until the last minute to make decisions

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? All of our ornaments b/c we buy one for each year---

>24. Favorite Christmas dinner? I have only been a couple of times to the Pucketts for Christmas Eve dinner but it was WONDERFUL!!

> 25. What do you want for Christmas this year? A healthy family

>26. Who is most likely to respond to this? Whitney

>27. Who is least likely to respond to this? sorry..Tiffany

I AM TAGING EMILY, WHITNEY, TIFFANY, & JULIE

Oh Christmas Tree! Oh Christmas Tree!

Tuesday evening before Thanksgiving we decorated our tree. I must admit I was anxious to get it up for the boys to see this year. They love looking at it and yes we have been on our toes trying to keep Benjamin out of it.

Helping Daddy put the tree together

Benjamin assisting with the task at hand
Christian helping Daddy tighten the tree in the stand
Benjamin under the tree I hate to think of how many times we will be dragging him out from under there!

We have a tradition with our ornaments. Ed and I have a ornament from each year that we have been together. Now that we have the boys we get them an orament each year. Here are our family ornaments for this year.Christian checking out his ornament
Finding the right place to hang it on the tree
He was SO excited that it was a train
Mommy showing Benjamin his ornamentPutting it on the tree
Mommy hanging the family ornament
Decorating the tree

After we were done Christian got to stay up and watch a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving he was so wore out!

Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving~ We hope that you enjoyed your day! We have had a great day just being at home. We cooked our turkey and all the fixings and ate around 2. It is always amazing to me the preperation that goes into fixing everything and then it only takes about 15minutes for everyone to eat?? How does that work out?! We are so thankful for everthing that God has provided for us- we really could never ask for more! As always Enjoy the pictures!

Grandma & Christian checking out the turkey before we put it in the oven.Benjamin just hanging outThese next few pictures are pretty funny in a way because it is Benjamin beating up on his older brother. He is finally paying him back for all the times he has hit, pushed, sat on, etc. for the last 9 months! Getting him good!
When Christian finally got away Christian said Mommy I'm ok! :)
Benjamin playing at the Train Table
Coloring while waiting for lunch to finish cookingChristian coloring and Daddy reading the paper
Carving the TurkeyWaiting patienly for his lunch....Look at that face he ws getting very impatient!
Tasting the sweet potato'sand trying the turkeyLook at that sweet face and those chubby cheeks!Neither one of the boys were crazy about the mashed potato's. Christian's favorite food by far was the stuffing. He really enjoyed Grandma's dirt cake- I think he would have ate the whole cake in one shot if we would have let him.Some of you may think we are "bad" parents but we let Benjamin have his first taste of sweet teaAs you can tell by his face he REALLY enjoyed it.....even grabbed the cup with both hands trying to go back for more!

The weather here today was nice in the 60's so after lunch we took the boys out to play for a little while. They had so much fun.

Big Brother pushing Little Brother in the carSweet face! I dont know who said what or did what but this is his not so happy face- it looks just like mine! :)Riding togetherFaster Mommy!! Faster Mommy!!Grandma & GrandpaI think this is the picture of the day I love it! Grandpa pushing BenjaminGrandma pushing Benjamin