This year for Christmas the girls decided to have a party for all their friends up at the resturant. I was thrilled because it spared my house and we were able to give out all their presents to their friends all at one time. The kids were just excited to spend time together.


One of the first things they did while waiting for the rest of the friends to arrive was to have a silly string fight. Even the dads got in on the fun. They were being sillier than the kids. The one part they did not like was having to clean up the silly string afterwards.

This was actually toward the end of the party while the girls were eating. See all the sprite bottles on the table those make the cutest little ornaments. The project that they are working on is a wood craft from Home Depot. It is a bank that has 3 compartments one for spending, one for sharing, and one for savings.

It was a relaxing day spent with friends we have not visited with in a while.

December is here...

and so is the cold weather. I normally don't mind but working the window at the resturant is very cold when the wind starts blowing.

Kathryn had her first stomach bug of the year...thank goodness it only lasted for 24 hours. Why is it if a child is going to get sick they do it in the middle of the night when you are soound asleep. Later that morning she said her stomach was hurting I wasn't sure if it was from throwing up or hunger because nothing else was in her tummy. She tried to eat a little something and I told her to take sips of water so she would not throw up and she would stay hydrated. She learned the hard way if you take gulps you will see it again.
She woke up this morning saying "mommy I only ate 2 bites of soup and some bread yesterday I'm starrrrrrrving" My over dramatic child. She probably is hungry though.
She is missing school today to rest up some more but I think she will survive this one.

Outside decorations

The outside is decorated for Christmas. Now to finish the inside.

gingerbread houses

Kathryn, Grace and Samantha put together these houses and decorated them.

Sam's house

Grace's house