December fun

Our tree is halfway done - lights and ribbon are up, time for the ornaments.  I dread putting them on because I know Stella and Drake are going to be tempted to take them off.  Maybe I'll just decorate the top half this year!

I made the kids their own tree to decorate using some green felt.  It's a big hit.  I need to make some personalized ornaments, but for now they are happy with a package of store-bought plain felt ornaments.

Stella loves her reindeer slippers from last xmas.  They are almost too small but she manages to cram her feet inside.

Drake loves watching Daddy cook and he has taken an interest in the spice collection.  He takes them from the pantry and lines them up on the fireplace.  Cutie.

Here he is cooking in the kitchen.

Now that Stella has established a good sleep habit, we have brought the tent out of hiding.  Thankfully, Stella is still sleeping in her bed and not the tent.  Reese and Drake had a blast hiding from us.

Can you tell what this bowl is full of?

Snail shells!  Reese and KK collected those in an hour from our path in the backyard.  That's a lot of snails!!!