Catching up from the last week!

Potter decorates his gingerbread house at school. I was able to go and help out the class with this project. It was so great to see them all putting as much candy as possible on every square inch of icing. Of course, Potter's was the best!!


We had quite a snowstorm last Thursday and then a bit more snow on Sunday. Potter spent a great deal of time working on his snowman. Eventually, he made an entire snowman family, but it was too dark by then to take a picture.


Molly was excited to get all dressed up for her Christmas party and sing-a-long at school. I just love that she wears all these dresses. It makes her look very grown up. But still my little girl of course.


Molly's preschool class at the sing-a-long. They did a great rendition of Rudolph, and then really got into it with Jingle Bells and they wrapped up with We Wish You a Merry Christmas. She had no problem putting on a show. She is quite the character!!

Molly's 3rd Birthday Party!!

Molly with her Dora the Explorer cake!!


Molly and her friends making 'Backpack'

Molly wearing her birthday crown!


We simply cannot believe that Molly is three years old now! She acts very grown up and was totally loving her Dora party with her friends! There was a mini Dora hunt for prizes for everyone down in the basement, lots of cake and snacks, and of course presents! She has definitely moved from playing with toddler toys of neutral gender to wanting very girly toys. That said, we now live in a world of Polly Pockets, play baby diapers and all things princess. She loves to wear her dresses and tights, with pretty shoes. But don't worry, she can still take on her two brothers!!

Cookie Exchange

My friend Wendy and I hosted our third annual Cookie Exchange on Saturday December 1st. We had a great time sampling many delicious cookies this year, getting a chance to visit with each other before the holidays get totally insane, and just hanging out. We made an exception this year and allowed a boy to attend. His name is Oscar and he was just 6 days old!! It was a difficult time voting for the best cookie, but this year Jam Thumbprints (with raspberry jam) won out over some other stiff competition, mainly the Jacob's Peppermint Balls and the Peppermint Bark Cookies. There was also Peppermint Biscotti, which made the exchange this year really have a pepperminty theme. There were also very popular Gingerbread Men (made by the mother of the 6 day old!) that went quickly from the sample plate. We had our usual one game; this year it was to smell six unidentified baking spices and guess what they were. It was a nice touch that Mother Nature decided to have a small snow of an inch or so early in the morning and keep the temperature around 22. It made it feel all the more like the Christmas season, and that isn't a bad thing, even though the weather outside was a bit frightful! This is always so much fun that now I am thinking I need to host a summer exchange, but I don't have the faintest idea what we would exchange? Anyone have any ideas? It isn't too soon to start planning!!


Group Photo
(Oscar is the cute guy in the front row!!!)



Lin, Oscar and Amy


Molly holding Oscar with Meg's help

All the cookies and prizes!!!!