Family Christmas 2012

Decorating our Charlie Brown tree...

 

 

Heidi picked up one of the stockings, put it on her head and started saying, "Ho,ho,ho!" 

 It was pretty cute :)

 

You can kind of see the cute trim on their PJs in this one. 

My husband, I mean santa, loves me :)  Or maybe it's the baby he loves... 

she seems to like these too!

Christmas Fun

If you got a plate (or tin) of treats from us, you will be pleased to see how we made them ;)  No worries, our hands were completely sanitized at all times!  This was the peanut butter blossom activity.  When you have toddlers, this recipe works like a charm.  Just sit them down and have them make balls (sometimes you have to pre-portion the dough so they come out the right size).  Have the younger ones roll the ball around in sugar (or eat the dough- the little guy was quite efficient at this job). 

Then, what tot can't unwrap candy kisses?! So we unwrapped them while the cookies baked and put them on the cookies right out of the oven. I want to say the gingerbread men were as fun- but I am not sure there is a recipe that can beat the combined awesomeness of peanut butter blossoms and tots.

Christmas PJs

These took a total of two days to sew together.  When I finished their dresses I started to realize that the whole Christmas PJ thing is a big deal in my husband's family.  (Plus Bree needed a decent PJ dress).  They love their new PJs so much that I have to remind them they can wear them again at night just to get them out of them each day!  They both have cute trim around the bottom hem, stay posted for a good Christmas morning shot to see it!

Dresses

I wish I could say this winter vacation was spent somewhere in Mexico or on a tropical island.  But it was actually spent slaving over two Christmas dresses.  I don't usually make the dresses for the girls (they usually have awesome hand-me-downs...), but this year Breanne needed a dress and I couldn't find any that were warm and that she would actually wear.  SO here they are.  Completed.

If you've every worked with tulle, you know why I posted this.  I suppose I felt the need to document my first experience with the dastardly stuff.  The other picture is of the unfinished skirt.