Gingerbread House Creating

Rolling out the dough...and eating it.

Pieces and parts, coming together!

Look! It's standing! We did it! RAH!

Payge was commissioned to color the pine trees green...she did NOT like getting frosting on her hands. The fact that I took the time to take this photo rather than hurry and wipe her off made her cry. :(

Decorating...or eating. Same thing.

Drizzling the "snow" glaze. Sugar sprinkles added later.

Finale!

Snow--Finally!

It felt like we waited forever for our first snow. But it came! Yay! There isn't much left at our house, just a dusting of white, but the children took advantage of what there was.

I took this photo just because he looked so grown up.

Payge kept walking around saying, "Oh NO!" and wiping snow off surfaces, like the stairs, car, and sidewalk.

Chayce was determined to make a snow angel. The driveway was the perfect spot, since the snow kept sinking into the grass.

SMACK! He threw one at me first, then I got him! Thanks for catching it on film, Stephen!

Cute and bundled. Can you believe our baby is almost 2?

Our Lego Contest Entry

http://community.legoeducation.us/blogs/legosmart/archive/2009/12/07/balanced-tower.aspx

Scientists Grow Meat in Lab

Read, join me in cringing, then go buy a REAL steak.
http://cheaphealthygood.blogspot.com/2009/12/veggie-might-newsflash-scientists.html

Putting up the tree.

Yeah, I know they are out of order, but I'm not wrestling with blogger right now.


Look! There's a mouse in the slipper!

Zac, wrapping our banister with tinsel.

Digging through the ornaments.

Smiling at Daddy, who would rather run the camera than help with the tree.

Putting up ornaments.

Hee, hee. Santa is on a string...ha ha ha.

Hi, Daddy. Aren't I sweet?

Making sure one of our fake branches was fluffed enough.

Working together.

Ta Da!!

Thanksgiving.

Zac & a friend playing legos under the table.

Chayce keeping busy with paper dolls.

Daddy and baby Payge.

Our friends, enjoying dinner with us.

Happy Payge, with her dinner.

Zach, enjoying his chocolate dipped strawberries. Ha, yeah, you read that right.

Mmmmm, Chayce eating chocolate dipped rice crispy treats. Chocolate fountain anyone?

Recitals

Chayce and Zac are taking dance classes. Zac is in hip-hop, and Chayce is in ballet. They've really been enjoying themselves. Zac has only been in for three weeks, so was just starting to learn the dances when the recital date was announced. I don't think he did too bad, considering.

Chayce is the one in pink with her back to us.

mid- jump, so it's blurry. Sorry.