Cookie Time!

Every year since Ava was a baby...and probably since I've been little we've made Christmas cookies with Mimi!  We have are gingerbread aprons ready to go and Great-Great-Grandma Buffo's sugar cookie recipe and get ready for a fun filled day!

The kids were SOOOOO excited...and Mimi was too!

 Reading the recipe with Mimi

 Rolling a ball...

Papa stepped in too to help out pressing the cookies with pretty sugar!

 Ready for them to go in the oven!

Waiting...

The end result...a warm, soft sugar cookie made with LOVE!



He is 2 1/2!

Yep...6 more short months until he is three!  We headed outside on a pretty fall day, and I let him do his

2 1/2 year old wild man thing.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I couldn't agree more!

 

 

 

 

 

We love you wild thing, BB, B-bear, sweet Bennett...now if you will please stop growing up so fast!

Let us give THANKS!
Needless to say, the "thankful" list is very very long this year.  The past 365 days have been full of many blessings, and what a wonderful year it has been. Our family of four was finally re-united in December, and Nick was given a new job opportunity....here at home.  Probaby the biggest blessing of all!  We have all stayed healthy, the kids are growing and learning new things every day, our family grew by one when Chris and Julie got married, and the list goes on. God is good!
Sweet Ava girl was dressed as a Native American for their Thanksgiving celebration at school. 

 We celebrated with The Morrow's a week before Thanksgiving.  Granny with her "boys".

My sweet family!

 
Sweet Girl and her daddy...

And my wild man...

make that wild men times two!

 Thankful that my kiddos get to experience the love of Great-Grandparents!

and grandparents.

 

Thankful for the time we get to spend together.

The Pink Pig!

The Monday of Thanksgiving break, we braved the very long line for one of our favorite holiday traditions...the Pink Pig!  This year was extra special, since Papa Guy got to come too!  Here are some photos of our fun day together!