Ok so it has been a lonnnnggg time since I have posted. I really love to keep up on my blog but I must admit I am super busy being a stay at home mom of 5 kids along with homeschooling 2 of them and chasing after the other 2 and then the 16 year old what am I NOT doing for him! I thought I would first start my update with Christmas events since that is of course my favorite time of the year:) I must say the pictures all got mixed up together so sorry but I dont have the time to sort them out, so I will label most of them for you. First we started it off at Logans Candy where we joined our MPACT friends (Christian Girlscouts) for a night of candy making and learning about Christ at the same time. Then we went to old town Yorba Linda for some annual christmas fun with free hot chocolate and apple cider. Then our annual christmas party I put on for all our friends and families kids. This year was snowman theme where we had snowman snacks, played pin the nose on the snowman, knock down the snowman (cans with a ball made to look like a snowball), and we made edible christmas trees and snowglobes and painted ornaments. We had tons of snacks, hot apple cider and a hot chocolate bar. We also had a $1 gift exchange for the kids which they loved of course. They all got to take home some snowman soup (hot chocolate with marshmallows, candy cane and chocolate). Then I had my now annual tea for 3 of my awesome friends. I made pumpkin cheesecake sandwiches and chicken salad sandwiches, pear candied walnut salad, blueberry scones, mini apple pies, mini pumpkin cheesecakes, and mini chocolate cupcakes with peppermint icing. We had a gift exchange where we had to exchange a christmas mug or tea cup while we played the left/right game to Twas the Night Before Christmas. We had such a great time we plan on doing an annual Easter tea as well. Then I made a birthday cake for Brents boss, it was pumpkin cheesecake filling, super yummy and they loved it! Then we did Santa pictures which we have been taking pictures with the same Santa since Jordan was 2. Then of course Christmas at home and Christmas up in Big Bear which was awesome with the amazing snowfall:) So enjoy there is alot to look at:)
Above is the kids Christmas party, the kids mingling;)
Brents boss's cake
The hot chocolate bar
Snowman soup favors
Again, mixed up pics, Kayleigh at Logans candy showing her candy cane she made.
Snowman body parts to eat:)
All the handmade snow I made
Our village
The kids painting their ornaments
My snowman cups I made
Our edible christmas trees
Pin the nose on the snowman
The gift exchange
Trinity enjoying her hot chocolate bar
Old Town Yorba Linda face painting
Playing in the ball for free in Yorba Linda
SnowGlobe Journey made at the Christmas party
Trinitys snowglobe
Again Old Town Yorba Linda
Petting the pony in Old Town Yorba Linda
Kayleighs snowglobe
Santa Pictures:)
Our Christmas Tea, blueberry scones, the best ever!
The place settings
The table, pretty
My guests
Christmas at our house
Trinity got what she wanted from Santa, a talking Jesse doll
Kayleigh got her Merida doll
Trinity getting her wet bearded kiss from Papa, she hates it, we all do, got them when I was very young
Wiping off her kiss
Back to Christmas at home
Journey got her Elmo bagpack, she loves elmo
And her Elmo dinner plates, cup and silverware, and bowl
Jordan got everything sports of course, he loved it all!
Back to Christmas in Big Bear
Trinity loved playing in the snow.
Presley liked the snow from inside:)
My house where I grew up and where my parents still live
Sledding down the driveway, I have tons of memories of that
Taking our christmas pictures, a little late, but at least they got done.
Kayleigh got her big icicle
True Love!
Our little Journey:)
I hope you enjoyed all the pictures I know I enjoyed all our christmas events. We had some others but didn't for some reason take pictures, but as you can see it is my favorite time of the year and the kids too. So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! I plan on updating over the next few weeks with the many that happened since I last posted before this, of course there are lots. But for most of you that follow me on facebook probably already know:)
