Cookies

This may be my new favorite picture from Maw Maw's house - sitting on the kitchen floor eating cookies! These kids LOVE going to visit her. Emmett even recognizes the turns we take to get there!

Christmas Traditions - Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, the kids open Christmas pajamas. This is my new favorite picture,  because I rarely get them sitting still and both of them smiling at the same time!

We leave cookies and milk for Santa.

After that, we read the nativity story and put Emmett to bed. About twenty minutes later, he called me and I went into his room. I asked him what was wrong, and he said "Ho Ho is COMING!" I didn't think he really understood what was going on, but he did and he was VERY excited. 

Christmas Traditions - Sharing Goodies

Normally I'll bake quite a bit for Christmas, but the flu hit me hard and messed up my baking plans (after all - nobody wants goodies from a sick person!). Once I felt better, I knew that I at least needed to make some cookies for Santa. We made some extras to share with friends. I realized that the only paper plates I had were baby boy plates. I guess that's appropriate, right? Happy Birthday Baby Jesus! Luckily, I think our friends understood. Emmett loved helping to deliver them on Christmas Eve.

Mommy's Day Off

Last Friday I had the day off. It was WONDERFUL. Emmett was an angel (and Susie is always an angel) and we had SO much fun. We baked cookies, we crafted, we played. He listened so well all day. I so needed this day to just be Mommy for a while. One of my favorite moments was when we were making cookies, and all of the sudden Emmett asked "Where the eggs go?" He was very concerned that he couldn't see the eggs once they were mixed in.