Abby, the elf!

Abby had a sleep over with Sarah and Molly last night. This morning the girls found her hanging from the kitchen light!! Right above the cookies we baked! She was holding one and there were crumbs all over the table below!

"I have a not so good report for Santa" said Sarah.

Molly said, "Crazy girl... that's not normal!"

Then we saw some of Santa's reindeer outside...
And they saw us!! Pretty sure none were Rudolph!

Sarah made sweet Layla a homemade gift.

It says... IT IS A CROWN.

I LOVE YOU LAYLA.
FROM SARAH~ TO LAYLA
See? "It goes on your head Layla Lynn and it will look so pretty"

Only 3 days till Christmas!

Will YOU be thinking of those far away like Sarah has been doing? She so wishes she could just meet Layla and hold her!

Remembering Gertie...

Every year, since I had my GEMS, we bake cookies together and call it COOKIE DAY! I think of my beloved, late mother in law, Gertie. Gertie baked Christmas cookies with my children every year. It was a day they all looked so forward to~ they loved spending time with their Grammie!

Now it's my turn to bake with my GEMS! I know a certain someone smiled down from heaven today~

Sarah, Molly and Cayden roll their dough!
I helped with lifting the cookie to the cookie sheet!
Aren't they adorable?

Molly loves to scoop and shape her dough to roll it out again!

Beckie tried to roll Sarah into a dough ball!

Sarah thought that was so silly!

Cayden takes a break for lunch! Bridget loves watching her boy have a good time!

We bake our cookies for 8 minutes! And we let them cool down!

Molly and Cayden start decorating the cookies! We use "green, red, white and blue" Cayden knows most of his colors!

Look at the concentration!

Only a few "LICKS" ~ here and there!

Just look at our masterpieces!
Sarah, Molly and Cayden sure made some beautiful cookies! Yum!
Only 4 days till Christmas!

I am hoping yours is as colorful as ours!

Ho Ho Ho!

I have checked my list...

TWICE~

and I KNOW they have been nothing but NICE!

Only 5 days till Christmas!

Children, Music and Santa... Magic!

Our friends had their 2nd annual Childrens Chrsitmas Party last night! Dennis and Meigan welcome children to their home and have Santa visit! Santa even gives each little person a gift! Meig and Dennis are so generous~ It is really a wonderful little party to attend! You really get the feeling of Christmas as you watch the faces of the children who are enjoying a fun time together~ eating cookies, singing, and seeing Santa come through the yard to the door!!

Sweet Mya looked precious in her little Christmas skirt...
The party starts with a social time... time to eat yummy cookies and visit with friends! Dennis and Mya enjoy each others company!
Cayden found the train tracks...

Celeste and Bridget with Andrew and Mya... Miss Mya is 7 days older than Andrew! There is quite a size difference here... our girl is just so petite!
After cookies and juice, it was time for music! I did some Music In Motion! Here we are singing "Octopus"~
Humungous Whale...
I think I really have their attention!
Even Sarah Rosie, who has heard them all~ loved it!
New wee little ones enjoying the songs!
Well... almost all of them! Cayen decided to lay down and watch Meme!
Danny has a big smile!
Cayden ... back in the game!
Ryan and Meigan having fun together!
I Like My Hat... so I put it on my... LEG! WHAT?
I Like My Hat... so I put it on my... Belly~ that's not right! Ali is following all the directions!
And then... out the window we spied SANTA!! Santa came in and greeted the children and sat right down to read them a story! THAT"S NOT SANTA, a fun little book about Santa looking for his red suit and coming up with all sorts of other costumes he could wear to deliver his gifts!
Then Santa reached into his red sack and called the children one by one, by name to receive a gift. Mya was excited to hear her name!
Sarah got some modeling clay!
My girls and I ~
Look... Santa even got Sarah and Molly to sit on his lap...but wait~ Where's Cayden?
Now we almost have everyone! Papa took this great picture! We wish Layla bug and Kelley could have been here for this picture too!
When it was time to go... Molly looked for her Danny to say goodbye!
Cute little faces...

Cayden told Santa... "Thank you Santa"

Kevin, Celeste and Andrew pose with Santa!

Thank you Dennis and Meig... it was delightful and I was glad to be a part of it! Merry Christmas!!

When I got home I found a surprise on my computer! Tegan and Kelley updated their blog and emailed me a new Christmas photo of their little family! It was such a nice surprise and made it feel like they WERE part of this special day!
Adorable!

Only 6 days till Christmas!