Micah and I typically try to make Christmas cookies together; however, we usually make about 3 kinds ~ well I guess this year we were feeling a little energized so we decided (with the help of the Christmas issue of the Family Circle magazine) to add 3 more kinds of cookies to our repertoire!! Were we CRAZY, probably, but it was still fun although our evening project turned into a full blown 2 day affair ~ that ended in a ride through the countryside making deliveries!!! Overall a really fun experience, and we both lived to tell the tale! Here are some pictures of our 2 day baking fest...........................
Me, rolling out dough for our Ginger Snowmen!!
Micah cutting the circles for the Lemon Raspberry Sandwiches ~ they turned out really nicely!! They looked just like the ones on the cover of the Family Circle!
Micah's favorite cookies of 2008~ The Christmas Trees, dipped in Chocolate and sprinkled with Powdered Sugar to give the Snowy Look!!
The Finished Lemon Raspberry Sandwiches ~ I would have taken the red eye out of this photo, but I thought his eyes matched the cookies pretty nicely!!
Micah posing with one of our lovely Ginger Snowmen!
The finished product ~ We made up 7 plates and delivered them to family and friends!!
Jessie and I in front of the tree! Gotta love sisters!
Me and my "big" little brother, Tucker!!
I just love family photos! This one is priceless, as we all cover up the Christmas Tree!!
On Christmas Eve we always go over to Mommers' and Dooders' house at high noon for a Christmas Eve lunch. This tradition has definitely become one of my highlights of the Christmas Season. As my brothers and sister and I have all grown up and moved out of the house, it is nice to have these special times that allow all of us to get together and catch up on life. I think a big part of Christmas is being able to communicate with family members more intimately!
We always enjoy some good Christmas photos at Mommers and Dooders house! There is always yummy food, my mom sees to that, and it's always full of suprises. This year when we walked in we realized that they had the wall knocked down that seperates the kitchen from the living room. Now it is one open space! What a difference one home project can make! They did a great job heading up that project and keeping it "under wraps" until Christmas Eve! Thanks for a great day, love you both!
Mommers and Dooders pausing to have their picture taken!!
Micah and Harold (a good friend of my parents)....Harold LOVES to talk and Micah was his listening ear for the day!!
Me (38 weeks) and Jessie (28 weeks) posing for our last pregnancy picture together before Emily is born on Monday!!
Christmas morning we woke up around 7:30am and we headed straight for our stockings!!! The funnest part of Christmas morning, in my opinion!! Micah and I always have fun dawning our Santa Hats on Christmas Eve, wrapping the stocking stuffers, and then sneaking in to stuff the stockings with care before sitting down for some nice warm cookies and milk! Ahh the simple pleasures in life! We end the evening by reading the Christmas Story in Luke 2 and then praying together and off to bed while visions of sugar plums dance in our heads!
Here's Micah ~ waking up to a fun Christmas Stocking!
After we open our stockings we usually have a yummy breakfast, that is mostly prepared by Micah! (What a Great Husband I have!!!) and then we clean up in the kitchen and head back in to sit down by the tree and open the rest of our presents! There are always a few suprises on Christmas morning.....like this composition book that was given to me by Mommers and Dooders. The funny part is that it was a book that belonged to me, and apparently in 2003 I wrote on the front "My Personal Book of Quotes, Poems, Letters, Sayings and Drawings". And when I opened the book, you know what I found? NOTHING!! I didn't write one single thing in that book!! I think I laughed for a good 10 minutes! It was great! I can always count on Mommers and Dooders for a good laugh!
Here's a picture of Micah showing off his new level and this picture is living proof of just how level headed he is!! What a husband I've got! Totally willing to pose for a silly picture, knowing full well that his wife will most likely put it on the blog!! I love you Darling!!
Here I am with one of my favorite gifts! Micah bought this cute little newborn outfit for Emily! And I can hardly wait to see it on her cute little self!! Christmas morning at our house was really nice this year! We got to take our time and enjoy each other's company and dream about next Christmas with little Emily running around so excited she will hardly be able to see straight!! Life is about to change for us in a very big way and we couldn't be happier to be going through it together as best friends for eternity!! Families truly are together forever!!
We headed to Mema's house for a delicious Christmas Lunch! It was nice to get to see so many more members of my family! Everyone was happy and in good spirits. They even had a Christmas Sing-A-Long....Micah participated, I just stood back and kept the camera rolling! We also got to pose for a multitude of pictures in front of Mema's Christmas Tree. Enjoy!!
Mema and I posing for a photo, isn't she beautiful?
It's a 4 generation shot! Of course we will have some more soon, where you can actually see cute little Emily and she won't be hidden behind the belly!
We wanted to a photo of the husbands and wives that were at the lunch, so we have My Aunt Sweetie and Uncle Mike on the left, Me and Micah in the Middle and Mommers and Dooders on the right!!
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