Cupcakes and Commentary

A was very excited about Christmas this year, and our Christmas Eve included the Vesper Service at our church and dinner at my parents. I think A’s favorite part was helping Granna put the cookies out on the table, and then getting to set his cookies out for Santa at home! Christmas Eve Dinner Collage! [...]

This year my husband’s family came to visit for Christmas and were inducted into Christmas cookie creating within hours of their arrival! Christmas Cookie Making Collage! A hard at work cutting out gingerbread trees. After cookie reading with Aunt A!

Each year one of our traditions is making gingerbread houses and cookies with my Mom and Dad. This year was no exception and we even created a gingerbread village…behold: So here is our pictorial journey to the completed village (which included A eating many sprinkles, J trying to eat all the candy, and M creating [...]

You’ll have to excuse the grainy-ness of these photos, but perhaps if I get the new Adobe Photoshop for Christmas per my request, it will eliminate that.

Continuing our two year tradition, we and my sister’s family went to see Santa’s Village and of course Santa. The boys had a great time and A was so excited to try and do everything at the village. What a difference a year makes! Looking at the lights. Playing in the candy cane forest. A [...]

So The Iron Bowl didn’t turn out exactly the way we wanted this year, however, look at this love from our family! They went out and bought shirts to wear for the game in support! So sweet!

Somehow I didn’t take many pictures from Thanksgiving this year. I need to get with my sister to see what pictures she took! We had a great time with all of our family in town and the weather was nice enough that the boys could go outside and play for awhile before dinner. Hope you [...]

This past weekend we celebrated my Mom’s birthday (which means mostaccioli, cupcakes, and some CRAZY present opening). My sister and I had been keeping a pretty big secret from my Mom for her present and we were so excited to finally have her party so she could open it! You see my Mom has been [...]

On Saturday night we went over to my sister’s house to enjoy chili, football, and some pumpkin carving. A was more interested in measuring the pumpkin instead of actually scooping out the goo, but he did decide on the shapes for the pumpkin’s eyes, nose, and mouth (squares, diamond, and moon-ish respectively). A preferred to [...]

From all of us and A, who wakes up from every nap and asks if Granna is coming today.