I'm Not Good At Waiting

Here is the first of the ornaments Shawn got me for Christmas. And when I say "Shawn got me for Christmas", I mean he had nothing to do with it. When I asked him if he wanted to at least pick out the ornaments, he replied with: "Do you want to get something you like?" Point taken.

This one is called Snow Flurry.

Play Dough

Cookie Exchange Favors Part II

Discovery

Charlie figuring out that there are candies behind all the little doors. This picture was followed by a complete meltdown when I told him he could not eat the entire train.

Cookie Exchange Favors

Next weekend I am having a cookie exchange with some neighborhood women. Last year I made spiced pecans and roasted almonds for the favors. But, this time I am taking a different approach. I was at World Market today and found these gingerbread men soaps. How cute are they? Get it? Its a cookie exchange and they are gingerbread men? Martha would be so proud. Martha would have probably made the soap from a mold she forged in her back yard. But I don't have that type of time (or that type of staff).

So the plan is to wrap the soaps in the tissue paper, tie them with ribbon and hang a jingle bell on each package.

Everyone Needs A Buddy

Charlie's Note Of The Day

While playing with the play dough, Charlie said he made cookies. He said his cookies were very hot, and not to touch them until he blew on them.