We have been busy getting ready to leave soon for Jeff's wedding this weekend in Idaho Falls and getting everything done for Christmas since we aren't coming back here until after Christmas. This weekend should be interesting for traveling- lots of snow. We are just hoping there aren't too many road closures.
I've been making Almond Roca (yummy recipe from my co-worker, she's the dentist's wife) and lots of candy coated popcorn (coated with almond bark) for various friends and people at church.
I've been trying to convince a 3 1/2 year old that we can't leave tonight for Jeff and Sadie's wedding because Daddy has to work tomorrow before we can leave. She was NOT happy with that answer and I was tired of hearing her whine and cry about it all night tonight.
After Kyle got home from work today, he helped Kate build a snowman and an igloo- her request, random I know. We got a couple inches of snow this afternoon and tonight. We may get more so we'll see. Having a 3 yr old SO excited about the snow makes it so much more fun.
Preston is a book worm. He loves to look at books. Preston will even bring a book to you so you can read it to him. Kate loves books too so we read lots of them at our house.
Preston checking out this man called Santa. He wouldn't stop staring at him. It was hilarious! I was amazed he was fine with him. Kate screamed with her first Santa visit.
Kate not scared anymore of Santa. :) She was excited to get a candy cane and still talks about how Santa came to her Church. She thinks he is still there. I have to remind her that he flew back to the North Pole to get ready for Christmas. wink, wink.
We attempted to make gingerbread houses out of graham crackers for Family Night. This is our little pathetic house. :) I needed stronger "glue". It kept collapsing, oh well.
A visit from Santa on Christmas Eve. My sister-in-law's mother-in-law (got that!) arranged for Santa to come visit us and bring a goody bag. It was fun and the kids LOVED it. He even told my niece to pull his beard to prove it was real. 
Preston playing with presents from Santa.
Kate checking out her new kitchen from Santa. And if you ask her what she got from Santa she will tell you candy. What about the kitchen??!
Kate was carrying her "heavy" present to me to open and this picture was too funny. I loved that she was wearing fairy wings- from Marci- while doing it and making such a cute face.
Jared, Marci, Sara and I did this a lot this last week. We were "laptopping" as we call it in my family. We usually were playing games, facebooking, blogging or if you were Marci playing random trivia games. ha! We were gone for a long time to the wedding and for the holidays so our suburban was packed to the top- even with the 3rd seat down- on our way home. We got home to LOTS of slush and snow in our development. It was interesting moving our Honda from our driveway to a parking spot. It got stuck and so we had to dig it out and then another neighbor was stuck so Kyle helped him too. Good thing the snow is melting. 
