Christmas 2014

Making Peanut Butter Blossom cookies:  Mommy's favorite

First, we shape the dough into balls and then roll them in sugar.

As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, we carefully press a chocolate kiss into each one.

Of course, we have to sample one.

Santa brought us what we asked for:  Preston wanted a specific train,

Kesleigh wanted a paper shredder and new bandaids,

and Gavin wanted granola and Lucky Charms bars.

 

It was a very interesting and unusual Christmas Wish List.

Now we are wishing you a Happy New Year and may all your wishes come true!

The Week before Christmas 2014

Making gingerbread cookies:  Gavin

Preston

Kesleigh

Anticipation

 

The finished product

A horse drawn carriage ride followed by...

a surprise visit to Santa.

November Excursions

A warm day in November was a perfect time to visit a nearby farm.

Preston:  Goat Whisperer

Preston:  Cow Whisperer, too

A cold November day was a perfect time to have hot chocolate at Cabela's

and try out the pop guns

and a furry hat.

Finally, we could work on our Thanksgiving tablecloth.

Four Year Vision Check and Gingerbread House

At their four year checkup, they all did a vision check aka The Pirate Game.

Special glasses had to be worn for a depth perception check.  All three did great.

 Birthday, checkups, Halloween and now getting ready for the holidays.  Gavin's and...

Kesleigh's and...

Preston's gingerbread boys

The finished product minus quite a bit of frosting

Bring on Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Halloween 2014

G. as a minion from Despicable Me, P. as Dash from The Incredibles and K. as Jessie from Toy Story.

Posing with the Horizon Hawks mascot

Face painting for Preston

...and Gavin

Trunk-or-treating with Daddy at the high school

Some games, too, at the high school

The trick-or-treating circuit: now at Old South Gaylord Street event

It was a great Halloween!

Birthday Number Four

Kesleigh: taking being four very seriously

Preston: the green frosting was delicious

Gavin: trying to keep the birthday hat on

And now, all three demonstrating the fine art of wearing frosting on the nose...