Indoor fort

We made this fort a while back for the kids with pvc pipes, and they used blankets to cover it up. My mom and I sewed some curtains for the walls during our Christmas break. I think it turned out great. Thanks, Mom!

Peek-a-boo!

Little bit of snow

We didn't get as much snow as some people, but the kids enjoyed it.

Building with blocks of snow.

"Snowhenge"

New doll

Thanks to G&GH. They sent Eliana her very own American girl doll. She was so surprised and loves it!!

Reading to Cousin Sam

It was quiet reading time one afternoon when the cousins were over. Here's a video of Eliana reading to Samantha.

Christmas surprise

Just love the faces on my kids when they open gifts!

Annual Christmas cookie painting

The kids really enjoy "painting" cookies every year. We make lots of plates of cookies to give out and they enjoy decorating each cookie for a specific person.

Here's a few little ones to start.

Icing is ready to go.

The kids worked hard for a couple of hours and got a lot done. Notice no Karis - she was sleeping!

Joanna

Caleb

Eliana

Mmmm. Yummy!

Candy Cane Lane

We drove down a local cul-de-sac that goes all out with the Christmas lights - They've called their street Candy Cane Lane.

This is Caleb's favorite house - notice the runway!

The reason for the season!

If you give a mom a muffin

If You Give A Mom A Muffin

If you give a mom a muffin,
She'll want a cup of coffee to go with it.
She'll pour herself some.
Her three-year-old will spill the coffee.
She'll wipe it up.
Wiping the floor, she'll find dirty socks.
She'll remember she has to do laundry.
When she puts the laundry in the washer,
She'll trip over boots and bump into the freezer.
Bumping into the freezer will remind her
she has to plan for supper.
She will get out a pound of hamburger.
She'll look for her cookbook
("101 Things To Do With a Pound of Hamburger").
The cookbook is setting under a pile of mail.
She will see the phone bill, which is due tomorrow.
She will look for her checkbook.
The check book is in her purse
that is being dumped out by her two-year-old.
She'll smell something funny.
She'll change the two-year-old's diaper.
While she is changing the diaper, the phone will ring.
Her five-year-old will answer and hang up.
She'll remember she wants to phone a friend for coffee.
Thinking of coffee will remind her
that she was going to have a cup.
And chances are... If she has a cup of coffee,
Her kids will have eaten the muffin that went with it.
~author unknown

http://stepbystepcc.com/poemsformoms.html