It’s here

Christmas, that is…And this weekend we soaked it up!  It started with Isla’s pre-k Christmas program.  She’s participated in it for the past 2 years, but this, her 3rd and final year, made me all teary eyed.  I suddenly realized her preschool years were coming to a close and this would be the last time I would see her singing her little heart out on the steps of Palms church, at least for a preschool program.  She did wonderfully though, the voice of an angel.  They sang silent night with sign language, Santa Claus is coming to town, and We wish you a Merry Christmas.  It was short, but oh so sweet! 




We dubbed Saturday night, “Family Fun Night.”  On the list of things to do was decorate a gingerbread house, bake Christmas cookies, drink milk from the North Pole, and watch a movie.  Cinotti’s provided a Gingerbread house kit and the kids brought creativity and a sweet tooth…



They ate so much frosting, m&m’s, skittles, mike and ikes, and fruit loops, that I thought for sure they’d be sick.  Turns out kids have stomachs of steel and were ready for more sugary treats…





So we headed into the kitchen to bake some cookies….


After dinner I surprised the kids with milk from the north pole and sugar cookies….an idea straight from one of my favorite blogs of all time, Enjoying the small things.  They LOVED it…


And this one, he’s going to be crawling very, very soon.  All he wants for Christmas is to be mobile, baby!  We are loving this time of year and can’t wait for all that the next 2 weeks have in store!

May you all be Merry and Bright!