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Christmas Preparation

I know it's been a long time since I posted last, and I'm sorry. But I've been busy with playdates, holiday baking and just being pregnant. I'm 20 weeks now, half way there!!! For those of you wanting to know, we will find out the sex of the baby on the 28th.

You can't tell from the picture on the left, but that's Jack and Ethan looking out the back door at the snow. None of it stuck and it only lasted about an hour but they liked looking at it.

Below is Jack sitting on a box on the chair in the great room. Jack's new thing is to take his breakfast in there and eat with Amber and have a conversation with her. It's really quite cute!





We took advantage of a nice day and headed outside so Jack could play hopscotch. Ethan just played in the garage and drew with some chalk.





We started our Christmas baking this weekend. Our first project was Peppermint Bark (you normally buy it at Williams Sonoma for an outrageous price). This was a cheap and EASY project and boy, is it delicious! Here Jack is crushing up the candy canes and then topping the bark. He really enjoyed helping me and he bugs me everyday to bake something else.


What Jack REALLY got into was the sugar cookies. First he wanted to crack the eggs into the dough. I didn't let him the first time and then I relented. He did really well too! I have to keep reminding myself he is no longer a baby. Then he insisted on rolling out the dough. I let him cut out all the cookies and decorate most of them. It was a bit messy, but he LOVED it! And it means so much more having him involved.







Here Jack wanted a straw in an orange so he could suck out the juice. He was a bit disappointed when he couldn't get anything out of it. But he was rather cleaver to think of it in the first place.



Ethan wasn't really a part of our baking day (still too young) but he crawled in a one point to say hi. He doesn't like to be left along for too long!



I'll post the pictures of our finished products tomorrow. Now it's late and tomorrow is our early morning with school and therapy.

Good night!

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