Merry Christmas

 

We are just about ready for Christmas at our house.  Our tree is up and the house is decorated inside and out.  A lot of the Christmas shopping is done and we are just finishing up the final few purchases.

The kids have been enjoying playing Christmas by packing up empty boxes and pretending to be Santa and putting the presents under the tree.  Then they open their presents and act surprised about what is inside them.  It is very cute.

 

We went to see Santa at Bass Pro Shop this weekend.  Mackenzie sat on his lap and let him know that she wants Octonauts for Christmas.  Isaac got very nervous once we got up to the front of the line and wouldn't go anywhere near Santa, even for a candy cane!  So no shot of Isaac on Santa's lap this year.

The last few nights I baked gingerbread for a gingerbread house and I tried to put it together last night.  It was going well until Hurricane Isaac came along and broke the roof pieces.  I was able to repair the damage but we had to wait to decorate the house until this evening after the repairs had dried.  They had a great time though and the house looks great.  Mackenzie had been eating the left over gingerbread like crazy and even told me that I was "the best gingerbread baker."  Tonight though she decided she doesn't like it any more.  Perhaps she had a little bit of a bellyache yesterday.