Christmas time programs and plays

Z.s class performed a fun Gingerbread kid play. She was very serious about her acting and did a really good job on her lines and singing.

S. was too busy to pay Z. much attention, there was a class pet (hamster) right by her chair as a distraction.

I wont post the pictures of N's  class at NOVA graduation, the back of the Gym makes for less than great quality picts. He did graduate again, and had fun with the program.
T. and his fellow Kindergarteners performed a super cute snowman song. He got really into his acting and singing as well. Once again, the pictures just arent blog worthy because of how far away the stage was from the Gym back, where I was standing.
Its such a fun time of year with all of the celebrating, the kids especially are loving the ease of the schoolwork and looking forward to their break.

2nd attempt at Gingerbread Houses

This time around we used the houses that my sister and I put together on Halloween. It works out so much better for the kids if they dont have to patiently wait for icing to dry. Also the bigger the candy the better.

Once again the icing is too tempting to keep out of her mouth.

N. opted to skip out this time on the decorating, he doesnt like sticky fingers. Z. loved the idea of having 2 for herself.

What artists we have, there is even a marshmallow snowman! YUM!

The good thing about waiting until mid December to decorate the tree.....

..is that your kids will take the incentive and do it for you!

They did a Great job too!

S. was worried about the extra bulb she found. She likely stuffed it into a branch with the other extra decorations she found in the box.

GingerBread Houses with Grandma M

Grandma and Grandpa M. were super nice and brought over a gingerbread house for each of the kids to decorate for Family Night.

Reading Christmas books while the houses were setting up(that is the hardest part, the waiting).

T. was just as excited about the decorated plate as his house. Maybe next year we will just give him a plate and some icing!

S. was left alone for a second. Can you tell what her favorite part of the evening was? Icing! She liked that it resembled blood. She did end up with quite the sugar high. Thanks so much to the Grandparents( not about the high, about the fun night)!!!

Canning in December

My awesome sister and I decided to make applesauce. Yes, we know canning season should be over by now.

She is a pro, but this is my first attempt at canning anything. I always thought it seemed difficult, but its not. It just takes a long time and a messy kitchen. AppleSauce. Check. Lets get on with what we really should be doing in December, Christmas stuffs!

A little catch up

T. turned 6. Amazing. He somehow lives although he seeks out danger at every turn. Mom is having a hard time grasping the idea that he isn't still 4. It seems like a whole year would be long enough to settle the idea that he was 5 but it just never sunk in, and now 6? They dont really grow up this fast do they?!

Super Hero Guy!

Why is it that when Mom is at the end of her rope with the dog that the kids suddenly take a real liking to her? Maybe all the threats of selling her on KSL. I think even the dog realized I was serious because suddenly she is acting much better. Now if I could just get her to want to run on the treadmill instead of around town in the freezing cold mornings. Its the same energy burned. Isnt that the point? I guess not, to a dog.

N. working on his baking skills. He rocked at making bread! What a kid!

The kids talked us into going to the skating rink. They had a blast! It was their first time on a rink that wasnt frozen. It was nearly impossible to get them to leave, they were some of the last kids on the rink when it was closing time. Z. tried skates, blades and her scooter and was great on all 3.

S. stuck with her trusty scooter, some of the time running beside it instead of on it when she needed a break. She had fun playing around with her cousin S. Hilarious to see their little bodies skating and dancing to the pop music.

T. took the DJ's instructions very seriously, even when it seemed like no one else was listening. He is skating backward as instructed because he wasnt couple skating. You should have seen him try to Scooter backward! He didnt stop to rest the whole night and got a little mad when it was girls only, he chose to skate around the rink on the bordering carpet instead.

Its a good thing N. eats for 2 although he is just 1 boy, he worked off a days worth of calories on his scooter. Sometimes he was so fast we could hardly see him! He had a blast cutting off his sister and her friends. Typical.