Up in the air

I love when I can actually think of a clever post for what my post is about! I have so many pics of things that are "up in the air" right now, because they are presents. I can't wait to be able to show all the craftiness that's been happening around here!

Visiting Santa

Santa was really helpful this year and told B it would be really easy to give him Bakugon for Christmas, since that's the only thing he really wants. Thanks random Santa at the Wildlife Experience. I appreciate helpful statements. This one is hoping for ice skates. Santa said, "those would be fun! You sure love ice skating don't you". That was an appropriate statement. No promises, just good observations.

Now this little guy loves Santa. He was freaking out because he couldn't get up to see him fast enough. He's good with Elmo or Thomas and some Cheerios. I think Santa was just glad he wasn't crying.

Peppermint bark

How to make peppermint bark. Melt your chocolates. 1 bag of milk and one bag of white. First melt the milk chocolate and spread out over a lined cookie sheet. Let cool in the fridge to get hard. Next spread the melted white chocolate over the milk chocolate.
While the chocolates are melting, use a rolling pin to crush up half a box of candy canes. Pour crushed candy canes over the white chocolate while it's still warm. Gently press the candy in to help keep it all from falling off once it's cooled.

Finally remove from the fridge and attempt to break into huge chunks with hands. Realize that won't work and smash strategically with a hammer.

Eat your peppermint bark and laugh at all those suckers at the mall paying 25$/ box, Ha!

Christmas Journal

Here's another great idea borrowed from the Good Neighbor Moki. It's actually one of several big projects I've been working on that I just need to post about. Anyhow, the idea is to keep a journal through the month of December. You can put in it pictures, cards, have the kids write their thoughts in it, souvenirs from the day, whatever you want, then you have this great remembrance for next December of all the good things that happened this year. I love the idea! So, I went out and got myself a "C" encyclopedia. After many questions to Moki I went and found an old cookbook. I ripped all the pages out of the encyclopedia, ripped the binder section out of the cookbook, glued and reglued the rings into the book, covered it in bright cheery oilcloth, stuck some custom made pages in it, and voila, my Christmas Storey. How's that for a run on sentence? I really love how the pages turned out with the torn edges. I'm excited to start filling it up next week.... Already next week!

Donuts

This week we took some time to make donuts. We made both real ones and felt ones. They both look tasty, but only one was soooo good to eat. Actually, good enough to eat and eat and eat. Probably should stick to the felt ones.

tasty treats

Today was a Baby shower for my good friend Wib News who should be having her baby in a week. There was lots of yummy food, but these were my contribution: baby cinnamon rolls and

baby chocolate cream pies. I ate too many and now feel sick, but it was totally tasty and totally worth it!

Insomnia

When I can't sleep, I lay in bed for hours trying to fall back asleep. Wen this guy can't sleep he sits on the kitchen counter and draws pics of "me and Daddy skateboarding".