Christmas and January

Gingerbread Ornaments!



The kids decorated a Gingerbread house at the library for their book club. In December, they read "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"


 

Did not expect the librarian to take pictures that night, haha


 Christmas baking!
 









Sweet Boots





Sweet Molly


When brother's fight and then read a book as if nothing happened at all. Yes, that is breakfast sausage he is using as an ice pack.


Making Kruschiki for "Christmas Around the World" at co-op. We chose Poland!
 



 

Co-op!


 



 



 

 Pancakes and Pajamas!
 



 



 




Matt always jokes about the fact that he's never invited to Pancakes and Pajamas, haha



Santa came by on the firetruck and handed out candy canes!
  


She just looked so pretty in her Christmas dress!


Christmas eve!!!
 



 





 

This still makes me laugh!


 

How funny to recreate this picture some day!
  



 



 



White Christmas! I think snow on the night of Christmas eve is one of my favorite things in the whole world.
 



Getting ready for Santa!






 Carrots for the reindeer!
 

The Night Before Christmas
  



 



 



 



Christmas morning mess :)
  

Traditional Christmas Morning picture


Monkey bread time! Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night!
 

 The next morning, my friend Steph stopped by with this beautiful journal for my birthday. It is the nicest journal I have ever had! it made my cry.




For dinner, we went over to Mom and Matts and had the best Chinese food ever! (Which still brings tears to my eyes)**
 

 After Christmas, we did a lot of rearranging and painting!


 

My cool little Liam dude!


Packing away all the Christmas stuff always makes a home feel so bare afterward, doesn't it?!
 

 Date night with Josie - she wanted to make Slime!
 

Popcorn!


...and S'mores!
 

 New Year's Eve at Steph's house!
 





 



This still makes me laugh!!
 



 

Happy New Year!


 



 



 







 Ice skating with Amy!!
 



 







 

At the Zoo!
 

  



 



 



 

This describes my friendship with Steph pretty accurately 





 

Josie's bed!
 

 Making Coil Snake Pots!
 

  



 











  

Kitchen chemistry
  

Games with dad
  

 Ashton made this sweet little sled for us at Stockade - he was seriously so proud to show us!







Out in the snow


 

The cocoa crew!


January schooling is the best!
 

  





 Handsome
 

 Glazed and confused donuts really are the BESTTTT
 

At the MOST Museum (Thank you, Aunt Kim and Uncle Bob!)


 



 

 





Matthew's Birthday!
 

Uncle Jim took all the kids for a ride!


Some art by the kids
 



For January bookclub at the library, they read "The Children's Blizzard" and made "snow." So far, they have been the only kids to show up for book club!
 



 



Sledding!








There you have it! I will be back soon with our February pictures :)