Christmas Cookies and Holiday Hearts

I always have visions of "The Perfect Christmas Cookie Bake-athon" with my kiddies. Matching Christmas aprons, chef's hat, a relatively clean kitchen, homemade dough and frosting, tiny adorable ramekins(preferably red to match the aprons) that hold all assortments of sugars and jimmies. Then I realized that the only things the kids care about are the sprinkles, so the pressure was off. They loved decorating store-bought cookie dough (Gasp!) with store-bought frosting (the horror!!) and dog-piling sprinkles on top of sprinkles. And guess what? They had the time of their lives...even without Christmas themed aprons.

Christmas Cuties

Good news! We found Tay's other shoe before church started! Small victories can sometimes be the most rewarding. Love these little Christmas angels!

December Funnies

Ellie:

• You woke up one morning and couldn't talk very well. You came over to me and said "Mom, I fink I have a fwog in my fwoat" then told me a detailed story about how you know that there is a frog in your throat right this very minute, and that he must have snuck in your room in the middle of the night. Later Reese was telling me that she saw something come in your room in the middle of the night, and from upstairs you yell.ed "Yep, that was my fwog."




• We went to a family party and there was a 3 month old baby there. You asked dad if you could hold him, and daddy said "Not right now." You came up to me whining and said "Mom, dad said I couldn't hold that baby and I asked the owners and they said I could.




• On Christmas morning, while holding up a pair of socks "Mom. Socks. Really?"




• You've hit a sassing, whining, blaming stage that I hope we outgrow REALLY fast.



• I put you girls to bed, and a few minutes later Tay came downstairs asking for a string cheese. A few minutes later you came down and said "So, I hear Taytum got a string cheese."

Reese:

• We were looking at the snake section of your animal book, and we were reading about rattlesnakes. You asked me "What kind of snakes do we have in our land?"



• You were so adorable during your dance recital...picked your fingernails most of the time.

Tay

• We were making chocolate shakes, and while they were blending you said in a hushed whisper "This is magic, huh?"



• Tay: "I didn't get nothing." Daddy (correcting you) "I didn't get ANYTHING." Tay: "Me neither."



• You held up the earrings you got on Christmas morning and shouted "Look what Santa sells!"



• You told me that your boyfriend is Lucas and that he would love your Strawberry Shortcake pj's.

Beck

• I came home from a movie and you came running into my arms, then went around the room telling each person "That's my mommy" and pointing to me.



• Obsessed. With. Balls.



• We converted your crib to a toddler bed. I cried.



• You call SpongeBob "Bob Bob" and scream and cheer when it comes on



• You call Frankie "Doot"