weekend recap...

saturday morning, daddy played chutes & ladders with the girls...they LOVE when daddy plays games with them - he's so much more fun than mama! ;0)

then in the afternoon, we headed over to my brother & sis-in-law's house for our cookie/treat making party....kelly (my sis) & i made sure the kiddos had lots of sugar cookie & gingerbread dough to make cookies with and my mom & katie (my SIL) had lots of other treats to create

we worked in shifts....the little ones first

then, the older crew

mom & katie kept busy making fudge, potato candy, raisin filled cookies, cow patties, etc...

kelly & i observed! ~lol~

actually, this was during the time that all the cookies the kiddos made were baking/cooling...while that was going on, my dad took all 6 grandbabies out to explore....they went walking thru the woods & down by the pond in the cow field....they came back over an hour later, with a cow skull & other cow bones in tow - yuck!


grandpa had washed em off with bleach water & actually had the kiddos wanting to tote the bones home! i guess that's why they think he's so fun! ~lol~ they were so proud of their find, i didn't have the heart 2 tell them no....so if anyone is in need of a cow skull, please come by my place & take it from our porch! ~lol~

then it was time to decorate the cookies....the fun part!

gabby took the longest....she had to get them just right! ;0)

tada! look at all those beautiful creations!

sunday was pretty uneventful....i had my last cake to deliver (actually, curtis delivered it for me)....then daddy went to work, and the kiddos & i played outside in the unusually warm december weather....last eve was Joyful Noise (children's choir) practice too....only one more week until show time! can't wait!

i hope u had a relaxing weekend, full of family & holiday cheer!
only 10 more days till Christmas!
(just ask my kiddos!)