We are all set for Christmas!

Jade found the tree

and Cutter added the topper! LOL

A story of Thanksgiving pie

...but first pictures of my kids. Here is Jade with her babysitter, Yumi, at the Taylor's home where we spent Thanksgiving.
and my little Cutter butterball rolling around while I attempted to make a....pie.
There once was a tricky ol' pie crust,

that I found on the website right here

it looked super tasty

this fabulous pastry

I thought I had nothing to fear!

but then I baked up this pastry

complete with baked weights and good cheer

It shrunk down quite sadly

and made me quite madly

I knew all my friends would just jeer
I baked it up twice and it failed me.

The pastry that took up my day

Now I feel like a failure

an old rugged sailor

I won't type the words I would say

But the caramel now ladies and gents'

Was delicious and worth 50 cents

the cream, oh how scrumptious

Made me feel scrumdidli-umptious

And turned out quite perfect, I'll say.

The pie when done was okay dear

I layered the bananas with cream

Then Jade helped drizzle

The caramel-lious fizzle
and this story is all but a dream.
The end.

hiccups, sounds, food

He is 8months old today!

snow day, cherrios and giggles

Jade playing in the snow

Cutters first time eating cherrios (and lovin it)

not so into the snow

Jade tickling cutter

Christmas PJ's from Grandma Bechtle

Grandma Bechtle sent us a Christmas box this weekend. We got some new Christmas socks, now PJ's and a really cool multiple mini bundt pan for making yummy cakes this Christmas.

Jade was VERY excited to wear PJ's that came with attached "Feet" she said she is the big version of Cutter's pajama's now.
Cutter wasn't as excited, but he won't turn down a photo shoot...so here he is in pj's and super adorable bib! LOL

Craft day

Jade and I started "craft day" a day early (Wednesday) by beginning to make a little red hat on our super dupery easy hoop knitter.
Jade really enjoyed this project on and off all day Wednesday (I did a few rows...okay...a lot of rows in between)
and then early this morning (Thursday) she helped me tie it off and try it on for size.
Red is Jade's favorite color after all:-)

Then today, for our "official Craft" time, we made little clay pot turkey's to celebrate Thanksgiving (we won't be able to meet for two weeks after today!) The kids did a great job tracing out their hands. I helped the girls with the cutting part, but Ben did everything on his own!

Cutter trying to Crawl video

To see Jade at this same age crawling go here

Craft Day

Today I only had the girls for craft day, so I was thrilled to get to do a more girly sewing craft. We made "tooth" pillows. The girls helped trace the patterns, cut out the fabric and attempted to do some of the embroidery to write out the word "tooth". They tried to help with sewing but in the end just methodically put away the straight pins while I sewed up their little squares.
When it came time to stuff their pillows, however, they were more then eager and did a fantastic job with zero help from me! Then I finished the tops for them and here they are!

They say "tooth" on the felt with a funky drawing of a molar:) Good job girls! Now you only have a wait a year or two or three before you actually get to use them!
in hinds sight, I think it would have been fun to have added a handle to these pillows so they would have the option to hang them on their bedpost or door...making it easier on the "tooth fairy" to make the switch;)

Dresses and a Dinosaur

The day after Halloween I packed the kids in the car bright and early to check out clearance costumes. Jade was in desperate need of some more play dresses...and look what we found!

Southern Bell

Medieval Princess

Jade is thrilled with her new costumes for play time and I'm thrilled with the cheap prices:)

Jade has started to become a bit more artistic these days. We no longer have to ask if her stick figures are people or not. Her art work being proudly displayed on the fridge on a daily basis. This morning I heard her growling upstairs. I asked what she was playing and she said she was playing with her pet dinosaur. I said "what dinosaur?" She came running down the stairs and said "the dinosaur I made Mom!"

It really does look like a dinosaur right? LOL