Baking for Santa

Well, tomorrow Clark is tearing out our kitchen counters so I had to get our baking done today! This year we only made three types of cookies for Santa and we had made the gingerbread earlier in the month so we really only made two types today. We started out with our oatmeal cookies and ended with sugar cookies. Gregory loves to bake so he's always there on his stool helping me out. They both love rolling dough and cutting out cookies so we all worked together on the sugar cookies. They REALLY LOVE after we finish the cookies and they get the last chunk to just do their own thing! We had flour and cookie dough chunks all over the place, but they had a great time. Tomorrow we frost...

Mixing in the chocolate chips

We used 12 different cookie cutters this year!

Playing with the scraps

Rolling the scraps

Cocoa & Song

Today Gregory's class had their "Cocoa and Song" day. Our family was invited to the class at 11:30a and we had homemade challah bread and hot cocoa. After our tasty treat the class sang us four holiday songs. I think they were "I'm glad I'm not a rock", "Jingle Bells", "We wish you a Merry Christmas" (and "We fish you a hairy Christmas"), and "Dreidle Dreidle". Very cute! After the show we took the kids to one of our favorite Japanese restaurants and had a nice lunch.

bread and cocoa

All being a rock

Scooter did all the hand motions, but I don't think he did any singing

Omneya - Gregory's small group teacher

Jingle Bells

Daddy and Bailey at Yokohama Sushi

Scooter wasn't feeling well during lunch. (too much challah bread!)

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Camryn Turns TWO!

Today Bailey and I went to Camryn's house to celebrate her second birthday! Last night Gregory came down with a cold so he and Daddy stayed home so he wouldn't spread any germs to baby Luke. We had a yummy lunch, cake and ice cream and watched Camryn open her birthday presents. It was a fun afternoon, but we sure wish our whole family could've come!

Aunty Kristin with Bailey and Camryn

Grandma and Luke

Aunty Joey and Luke

Check out this cake!

Almost as big as Camryn!

Blow!

Bailey and Emma opening their party favor while Camryn is opening her gifts

Grandma and Grandpa with their grand kids (minus little scooter - home sick with the sniffles...)

Day at the Park

This morning Uncle Ryan sent us a message saying he was going to take Camryn to the park and if we'd like to join them. Silly question... Park? Of course, we all wanted to hit the park! I think our kids would go to the park every day if we let them. We hopped into the car and met them at Osage Park near our home. It was the first time we played at this park and we loved it! Can't wait to go again!

Gregory's favorite - the corkscrew