Christmas Cookies

This year I went a little overboard in the baking department. I had seven people at work I made snacks for, then we have three neighbors, plus I need enough leftovers for us to munch on!!!
We made sugar cookies; peanut butter chocolates; macaroons; candy bar brownies; buttermilk brownies (best brownies I have EVER eaten!); almond balls; and chocolate covered cherry cookies. They all turned out great, and most are nearly gone at this point!

--here is one that kenna had too much fun decorating special just for daddy--

--finished cookies--

--enjoying the fruits of her labor--

--she was such a good helper! Very patient and neat!!!--

Thanksgiving

I am behind the times with Thanksgiving posts! For Thanksgiving we went to Kathy and Denny's this year. They had a HUGE turkey, 15lbs of mashed potatoes, gravy, corn casserole, and other yummy goodies. Josh made rolls and they were very yummy! I brought Chelsey's baked yam recipe which is rich enough to be a dessert and some cream cheese chocolate cookies. Emmi made a gingerbread triffel that was to die for and stuffing. Grandma and Grandpa Great came as well, and we had a great time playing farkle and enjoying each other's company! So thankful to have family close by to celebrate the holidays with!

--Mark, kenna, kade and baca hanging out in the living room--

--kathy and gramma great--

--josh playing with all the legos kade brought--

--pretty thanksgiving table--

--kenna making play doh salad--

--gramma and grandpa great with emmi by the fire--

--mommy and kenna snacking--

More toddler fun-ness

Last night Kenna and I did three loads of laundry - it was so fun! I know it isn't really blog worthy, but I want to remember it :) I dumped all the dry clothes on the bed, and she picked out all her clothes and "put them away." I am sure they are in the right drawer, but doubt they are folded, but who cares! Then she pulled out all of daddy's underwear and put it away and matched all the socks up for me. Then she went into our bathroom and would walk with one dirty sock to the washing machine, constantly singing "I mommy's big helper." Instead of grabbing a handful of dirty clothes, she proceeded to go one item at a time because "clothes is stinky."

Also her new favorite phrase is either "prob-ly" or "no problem." She often uses both at the wrong time and the results are just hilarious!

Thank you for being so sweet little girl!

Christmas Card 2008

Just posting us more for our memories than anything else. I am sure that everyone that reads this has already seen the card. Josh took images from our trip to Europe and combined it with the dress we bought McKenna in Greece :)

More Ramblings

Toddlers say the funniest things:

sitting at her chair at breakfast - "mommy, my tummy says stop eating Kenna"
everytime she turns on the christmas tree lights - "mommy, that makes you happy?"
driving in the car - "we watch curious george? silly kenna, there no tv in the car!"

Making cookies

This is not earth shattering news, but I made my first ever batch of sugar cookies this weekend. They turned out great once I got the hang of it. We have eaten most of them before I have had time to frost them, so may need to make a second batch! Kenna was VERY eager to help. She did great as always!

--I stir it mommy?--

Kade's birthday

Kade got a double dose of birthdays this year. Last Thursday we all went to his house to celebrate, then this weekend Josh and Kenna went to his party with his friends. They started at Chuck E Cheeses, and ended up at Stella's for dinner and ice cream.

--playing at chuck e cheeses--

--the whole restaurant sang to him at Stella's--

--This place is famous for pouring milkshakes on your head--

--scary pirate theme--

--kenna cried in the car when josh tried to explain that they pour ice cream on your head, after she saw the boys do it she was all in and actually grabbed the cup!!--

Nice snow

Before this weekend of horrible ice storms and freezing temperatures, we had a few days of nice fluffy snow. Kenna got to try out her new boots at Gona and Baca's house while I studied for my
final exam. Looks like they had a great time!

--daddy and kenna in the snow--

--playing--

--gona and baca showed her how to make snow angels--

--baca pulling her on her sled--

--the hat was a little big, but she was really excited to tell me about her day when she got home!--

Some Christmas Dialog

For the record, at the end she is saying "Merry Christmas to all" I didn't know her and daddy had been practicing that :)

First Invisible Friend

Today we met Kenna's first invisible friend. He is a small horse that fits in her hand. His name is King, and he is yellow. We put panties and jammies on him this morning and laid him down on a pillow for a nap. She moved him over to the loveseat, and Josh went over there to sit down. She flipped screaming "NO daddy, don't sit on him!" It was quite funny. We will see if King is still around tomorrow, of if it was only a game she was playing today!