Gingerbread houses

I love the whole christmas season, so I decided to have a gingerbread house making day with the girls from my playgroup.  We all brought our own candies to share and I supplied the graham crackers.  I was not about to go all out and make real gingerbread- there are only so many hours in the day!  We had a lot of fun, the kids got all sticky and ate too much candy, and Jenny realized that she is not an architect!  Her poor house kept falling down!  

Christmas time is near!!

The sunday after thanksgiving is our annual tree day.  We go to Bob's trees to cut our own.  They have maps that show you where the different types of trees are and they give you a saw to cut it yourself!  Good thing Rob is strong, the tree we picked had a really thick trunk!  This year we remembered to cut the bottom again when we got home.  No brown tree for us this year!  Just as we were driving there it began to snow- perfect!  Cole loved to be outside, he was a big help!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We took Cole on his first plane trip to St. Louis for thanksgiving this year.  He was great on the plane, despite having a nasty cold.  We had a wonderful time with my aunts, uncles and cousins!  It is always so nice to visit with everyone!  I ran a turkey trot with my cousin Emma and my Uncle Mark.  You will see a picture of what Rob and Uncle Rod did on Thanksgiving!