Because Christmas fell on a weekend this year, Daddy took the day before Christmas Eve off and we packed up the car, dogs, and you two and took off for Granma and PaPaw's house for a few days. Uncle Matt was home this year which was so nice. We spent the 23rd making/baking cookies, cheese cake, white trash, and peppermint bark. Mackenzie, you LOVE to help bake or cook anything, so it was a treat for you and Granma to be able to help out this year. We enjoyed the day not having to run around from store to store or house to house.
Nolan, every time the mixer turned on, you yelled for PaPaw to come and help too.
While Daddy and Nolan were mixing in the flour, Nolan, you got a little wild and flung some on Mack.
While the cookie dough was setting, we opened up a gingerbread house to pass the time. I never thought Daddy and Uncle Matt would be so interested in a gingerbread house!
The architects
Granma even got in on the house making.
This is serious business, your sleeves are up and you are zoned in.
Once the candy came out, it was pretty much one for you, one for the house.
Matching those colors up.
This is our crazy life...
and we love it.
So, so, SO thankful to have my little brother home this year.
Granma and PaPaw with 2 of their 3 grandkids.
Mackenzie, you mentioned to Aunt Candy that you would love to have a camera and a camera you received!
Nolan, you were gifted a dancing Mickey "Moush" from Aunt Candy and Uncle Larry.
This is how you opened the rest of your gifts, on your tractor.
Uncle Matt pulled through and got you the coveted present of the holiday for you! And baby Snow White doll! You love it.
Uncle Matt bought PaPaw a Harley Davidson shirt and well, PaPaw fell asleep checking it out. ;)
Uncle Matt knows nothing about cooking, so he was practicing with all the fun food and cookware you two got.
Another requested gift for Christmas, you wanted boots and boots you got.
I think Uncle Matt was having fun playing with your toys.
After opening presents and waiting for supper, we decorated the cookies. You ate the sprinkles with the spoon!
You guys have discovered a new hiding space at G and P's house. Mack, you always ask for a blanket for your "forch"=fort.
At the beginning of December, you created this Santa with a beard. It's an advent calendar and every night we added a cotton ball to Santa's beard. On Christmas Eve, Santa's beard was full!
Love.
December 23-24, 2011
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