Cookies!!!

Adrienne's decorated cookies. Everyone got 2 cookies to decorate and eat since they had been sick. Tried not to infect everyone...
Rylin's cookies. Not bad for a 2 year old!

They enjoyed getting to take turns cutting their chosen shapes out for cookies.
Love the look on Rylins face, patiently waiting her turn cookie cutter in hand lol.

Lane taking his turn.
Finely back to Rylins turn.




Spritz cookies Julie and I made. I do have a spritz press but of course could not find it so we used piping bags. I chose this tip and it make cute (I'll bet small) cookies.
Julie used this tip and we got a laugh at her poo piles. She took a fork and pressed them and they came out really cute. Plaid looking.
I love holiday baking. It would have been much funner if the flu didn't go through our house during Christmas but we made the best of it anyways. : )

Kid of Character

Lane got an award at school for being a Kid of Character. They handed them out at doughnuts for dads. He walked right up on the stage alone to his teacher to get his award with a big smile on his face. He was not shy at all which was a surprise to me! He was one proud boy!!

The tradition of making ornaments

Every year we make ornaments, we have done several different kinds but this year was a first for construction paper ornaments and it turned out really cute!
They each got to make several of them, here is one of Adrienne's finished ornaments.
One of Lanes!
And Miss Rylin hot dog and all. lol
Everyone hard at work.

Adrienne really got into it and even made a ornament to give to her counselor.
Lane loved gluing the best I think lol.
On one of her ornaments Rylin used the whole bowl of stars.
I just had to include this picture of my parents dog Maggie because it is so cute! She was sleeping under their dining room table, festive coat and all. : )

Christmas festivities

Ok, so I totally uploaded these pics in the wrong order but do not have the energy to care. So overlook it and enjoy lol. The cute little pictures they made at the library.
Carrying there loot, I thought Rylin looked really cute clutching her bag.
Lane working on his picture.
Rylin working on her picture.
Concentration.

They love crafts. They made their pictures, did stories, watched a movie and refused to sit on Santa's lap. lol All in all they had tons of fun!

Oh Christmas Tree

A stuffed bear ornament that Rylin had to take off the tree and give a little cuddles to. I am quite surprised that she is doing a good job of not touching the tree.
Reminiscing about ornaments. It was fun to hear all of Addies memories surrounding different ones.
Adrienne's decorating job, looks pretty nice I think.
Rylin having fun checking everything out.
Everyone had a blast decorating the tree. I am really loving how my parents tree fits my space. We did a tree swap this year and are both happy with our "new" trees.

Look at the concentration to get that in just the perfect spot.
I love this picture of Lane with his face aglow from the tree. Precious.
Miss Addie looking like the young lady she is did a great job decorating the spots the little kids couldn't reach. I should also mention that she put the whole tree up all by herself.

Christmas Parade

One of our favorite things that Radcliffe does is a lighted winter parade. It was a cold night this night but we still enjoyed it!
I had to chuckle with my kids standing like stair steps watching the parade.
This was one of my favorites!







Do they look a little cold to you?
Our new lamp decorations, I really like them! If this doesn't get you in the Christmas spirit I don't know what will.

Just to share

My sweet little puppy was napping on a puppy so I had to share.
Yes Rylin is still all about doing her own hair. She gets it nice and matted and then the jaws clip will hang from a mat, swing around as she moves about.
Getting all ready to cook in her kitchen.
I was sitting on the couch knitting and here comes Rylin with a bag of books, she and her baby sat next to me while she she read to her baby. So sweet!
Such a good mommy!
This shelf is in the bathroom right by the toilet and I find it so funny that starting with Lane the little kids take whatever they were playing with when 'nature calls' and sets it on the shelf while they are getting the job done. This was what Rylin brought in with her the other day lol.