Gingerbread houses

Sort of. I stole the graham cracker idea from my sister. The kids had a lot of fun with it. They LOVE fresh icing like their Dad. I like the picture of Hayden closing his eyes enjoying pure sugar heaven.

Reindeer

The kids got this from preschool. They are so excited about putting this magic food (oatmeal,red & green sugar) out on the night of Christmas Eve.

We have quite a bit of deer around here. The other day, the kids and I saw 3 deer leap and bound across the road. Hayden casually told Aubin that they were just practicing to fly on Christmas night.

Yesterday we went to the R. family party and everyone had a good time as always! Thanks to G. for snapping the only photo of the day for me! (it's my fault that Aubin looks blind in this picture...I was telling her to look up, and look up she did!)

School Christmas party

Both kids enjoyed their Christmas cookies at the party.
I'm sure glad that I'm not like those crazy camera-capri moms in that last picture (wink-wink).

Christmas letters and hot cocoa

So much for raising children who wish for world peace.

Christmas trip slideshow

Yeah, yeah. I know I'm late getting this up. Sick kids and a sick mommy, what's new??! We are feeling better just in time for Santa.
Double click on the slideshow below and then select "slideshow" on the upper left hand side.

Cinderella's icy demise

Poor Aubin for the wily ways of her older brother!
I should explain. Since last April(!) Hayden has been recreating a preschool science "experiment" with water and ice to see which has more volume. At first, Rick and I would find random plastic cups of ice in the freezer with a line drawn on it (apparently to measure the difference b/w the water & ice). I didn't mind too much because this process would bust a few of the cups from Rick's plastic cup 'collection'. (Do we really need 50 "Eeyore's birthday party" cups from years 1990-2007?"
Anyway, H's ice party now includes freezing random toys, such as a confiscated Cinderella and the parachute man he earned at school from moving up all of his "good deed beads".