Good times

Iv'e been a good boy mommy....Merry Christmas !

Chrismas Eve day wasting a little time at the park.

This year i had way too much fun watching Owen be terrified of Santa. Maybe next year he will on Owens good list.

Holiday in review

Owen awaits "nanta" Claus with hope of getting something besides clothes and shoes that mommy picks out. He's been a good boy this year Santa, besides the tantrums and "no mommy's" i hear way too often.

To review our beloved holiday season, it kicked off with the first big snowstorm of the season.... Owen played in the snow for the first time and apparently found it too cold to stand.... After buying him mini gloves, a sled, hats, and a coat. Maybe next year? We celebrated Tysons 24th Birthday and he was awarded this beautiful animated dear from his darling wife :) to adorn our front yard. We visit way too many family shin-digs and opened way too many presents. It makes me think that next year maybe we will take a trip to a warm island and count that as Christmas...with family of course. In conclusion...we ate way too much food, worked out way less than we should, stayed up way too late most nights playing rumicube, spent way too much time being lazy but most of all had WAY TOO MUCH FUN being with all of our families, thinking how lucky we are and reading stories that really do ring true to the true meaning of Christmas!

7 ThiNgS...

I saw someone do a "7" and liked the idea...so i started my own...enjoy

7 THINGS I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT-
cucumber and tomatoe sandwiches
Exercise (especially fresh air exercise)
Arm Tickles
Owen's smiles
Tyson's hugs
peach milkshakes
hoodies

7 THINGS ON MY LIFE LIST-
Visit Europe
Run Boston Marathon
Graduate College
Go on a mission with my husband
See all my kids in the temple
Swim with the dolphins
Skydive
TO BE CONTINUED...

7 THINGS I CAN'T DO-
Keep Secrets
Juggle with 3 balls
Go on a "sugar free" diet
Wake up and look cute
Keep Fingernail polish on my nails
Grow my hair long
Sing

7 of OWEN's FAVORITE WORDS-
banana- "nana"
Nanta-"santa"
Book
Cheese
Cookie
Elmo
my personal favorite that i hear ALL day..."Whats that"

The finished project

We made cookies for Grandpa Barts 50th birthday (your welcome grandpa)....and wrapped them up all nice and drew him a picture. What a productive day!

A great helper...

Hershey's Kiss Cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened.

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

2 cup flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

2 tbls milk

Beat together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla. Add milk gradually. Mix dry ingred. together and add to wet ingred. Roll into 1 inch balls and then dip in powdered sugar. (i mixed my powdered sugar with red sprinkles to give it a little Christmas zing). Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 mins at 350. ONce they are done baking, cool for 2-3 mins and then put a kiss in the middle of the cookie. ( i used the candy cane peppermint stripped hersheys kisses and it was SOO good).

The Joy of cookie making with a 1 year old

Yes, that is right folks. While i turned my back for 2 seconds to put the cookies in the oven, Owen seemed to have found the flour, dumped it out on the floor and then proceeded to stick his face in it?? (Ever wonder what toddlers are thinking in the act of doing something naughty?) Anywho, we made a mess but had a great time. PS. i posted the recipe of the cookies i made because i thought they were delicious and not like your average, everyday cookie! I got the recipe off the hershey's website...YUMMY!