Merry Christmas

A little child,

a shining star,

A stable, rude,

the door ajar.

Yet in that place

so crude, forlorn,

The Hope of all the

world was born.

           ~ Anonymous

christmas cats & a bowl full of gluten

Last night was the CrossFit Basic Ugly Sweater Christmas Party. I do not participate in the crazy Crossfit workouts but a lot of people near and dear to me do. This party was a potluck. A potluck?? What are you supposed to bring for a bunch of gluten free paleo health nuts i.e. my brother-in-law? I chose to bring...what I labeled "a gluten casserole" aka cheesy buttery mac and cheese filled with sugar coated caramelized onions. YUM! It was fitting since Casey gets teased that all I ever serve him for dinner is pasta, beer, and bread. The mac did get eaten...I guess everyone gives a little for the holidays. I STILL think Casey should have taken first prize for ugliest sweater...but he didn't.

Let it Snow {Old Spice}

Thanks to Amy for this fun idea. I was running out of advent activities for our calendar. Today's card was blank and so I had to come up with something fast. This was a hit to say the least. Playing in the "snow" while keeping warm...what a great idea. It lasted quite a while. We all smell like Old Spice now, as does our entire kitchen. And yes, Heidi is in a swimsuit...she's back into wearing one all the time.





pretty nails and pretty ladies

Last week the girls got a very special treat in their advent calendar...a trip to get their nails painted all fancy and Christmasy.

Nutcracker Ballerinas

Today was the last day of ballet class. The parents finally got to come in and see what these little ballerinas have been up to for the past couple of months. Usually we are banished to the lobby. That's why there have been no pictures to this point. We were lucky enough to see a three minute performance of the Nutcracker. The girls were in heaven performing for an audience...their favorite thing to do.



Cousins (1st & 2nd)

And next year there will be five more (that we know of so far).

Country Christmas

Country Christmas was Chelsea's idea. We already had the boots so why not wear them? This weekend was also Casey's big extended family Christmas party so we dressed the girls in their country attire. Last minute I threw on some red boots as well to join in the fun.