Christmas Cookies

Christmas cookies decorating was so much fun. Once the frosting was mixed they got to lick the beaters. Paige kept on dipping hers back into the bowl of frosting for more. Matthew did an awesome job frosting and decorating. Paige with the help of dad had busy hands. On hers she would put the red hot in her mouth and then put it on the cookie. Paige had a few cookies set a side just for her.

White Christmas in Texas!

I have lived in Texas for almost 30 years and I can not remember a year where we actually had snow on the ground on Christmas. The day before Christmas Eve the high was 73 degrees and the kids were outside in shorts. Christmas Eve comes and it starts snowing. I thought there was no way that it would stick because it was so hot the day before. Well it stuck. The roads ended up being very icy. My brother had a hard time getting in Christmas Eve from Dallas which took him 3 hours, he ended up spending the night on the couch. My sister didn't even attempt to journey out. By nightfall most roads were closed. Texas wasn't ready for this storm. The kids sure did enjoy it. Matthew said "it snowing for Santa."

A New Christmas Tradition

Elfie
Meet Elfie, our "Elf on a Shelf." This little guy has magical powers and he was sent to us from Santa Claus to watch over Matthew and Paige. He doesn't say anything because it is his job to listen. Each night he returns to the North Pole and tells Santa all that has happened that day. Then each morning he returns and is in a different spot. You can't touch him because if you do he loses his magic. On Christmas Eve he returns to live with Santa until next December.
Matthew has had so much fun with this. He would say "that Elfie is a tricky one." He would wake up most mornings hunting the house for him. One morning he was found sitting on the back of the toilet. Matthew came up to me and wanted to know if he could use my bathroom, because he didn't want Elfie to watch him go potty. It also helped with managing bad behavior. All I had to say is "Elfie is watching" and the behavior was fixed.

Paige's Christmas Show

My little Angel. Her Mother's Day Out put a Christmas program together for the parents. Her class rang bells to Jingle Bells and hand signs to Away in the Manger. It was fun to watch her participate in the program. She loves her class and Teacher.

Holiday in The Park

Our good friends Nicki and Brian invited us to join them and Emma to Holiday in the Park at Six Flags on Bell Helicopter Day. For $30 the whole family got into the park, our choice of lunch, a bracelet that let us enjoy hot chocolate all day and get 3 pictures, awesome deal. It was a really cold day and we tried everything to stay warm. Matthew had so much fun riding rides with Emma. His favorite ride was the mine trains. Paige was a trooper and spent most the day in her stroller bundled up. Clay and Brian really enjoyed the Superman ride. We all were tired and cold by the end of our fun day. We love spending time with this group of friends.

Grandma Comes to Town

Colleen came into town and we had 2 full days of shopping. It was so much fun spending time with her shopping for the kids and a little bit for us. The kids love when Grandma comes to town.

Santa Pictures

Matthew drew pictures and wrote Santa a letter before heading off to see him. This year he asked Santa for a remote control motorcycle. Paige stood and watched Matthew talk with Santa and was not sure of the man in the red suit. When placed on Santa's lap the tears started flowing. We survived another year of pictures with Santa.