Leading Up

Here are some of the activities that have kept us busy in the days leading up to Christmas:

Gingerbread houses with our friends.  Corn Pops and Candy Corn make great decor!

Sam's has more attention to the landscaping. You can tell he's our budding Botanist! I love the backyard pumpkin patch.

Soren went a little frosting crazy!

Sadie did a great job by herself!

I came up with this fun sign for Sadie's teacher.  She loved it!

Another teacher gift. 

We made miniature Santa's Underwear this year as a small favor to go with other gifts.  I like them even better than the big ones. They are only about 5" tall.  Cute!

My best attempt to make these cookies with this icing.  Mine may not be as cute, but they were delish!

Last but not least, a visit to our friend, Rosie, on her 90th birthday which happens to be today. 

Tonight we've already managed to lose a tooth (Sadie), practice our musical numbers for church tomorrow (Sam, Sterling and Savannah), and get ready for bed.  It's time for our family read-through of the Christmas story from Luke 2, setting out cookies for Santa, and - if my kids are anything like I was when I was little - lying in bed wide awake wondering if they'll ever be able to fall asleep in anticipation of the long-awaited day!

Merry Christmas!