Cookie Party

Us ladies met up at my parent's house to have our cookie baking party. I bought stuff for Clara to decorate sugar cookies. I never bake, and I hate to bake, so the decorating part is definitely the most fun! Clara did not want any help what so ever, so I taste tested with her. 

Grandma & Boo

My mom & Misty

Some of the yummy treats!! Misty made these adorable snowman oreos, along with some peppermint oreos that a few ended up looking like swastikas. We ate those quickly lol!  

Jack & I taste testing

Nikki & Zylah

My girl & I, my face is looking quite swollen these days. 

Crissy & Aedan with their cookies

Auntie Cole & Boo

Cole was taking a picture of Clara with her finished cookie and Jack came running over to pose for a picture as well. So cute!!!

It was a fun evening. There was lots of different soups to eat, bread and yummy cookies. The kids had a blast playing as always. Clara stayed the night with Grandma & Papa, and of course ended up staying a second night. She LOVES it there and has way too much fun! 

Decorating the Tree

This year was WAY too much FUN decorating the tree. The kids were so excited they could hardly contain themselves. 

Clara is quite the helper this year. She's able to hang the ornaments mostly at the bottom but does a really good job. Jack mostly just laid them in the tree, adorable of course. 

He also took iphone breaks to play while we decorated. 

He was obsessed with Finn McMissile and did not want to put him on the tree, and when I wouldn't let him play with other ornaments he became very upset!

It was fun explaining the different ornaments to Clara. We have a giant collection of Disney ornaments that we've bought over the years. Mike took pictures of Zakk wrapped in lights. He could careless what was going on, haha. 

Jack loved the Toy Story Santa Hat and wore it all day off and on, and kept saying "CHEESE" for me. 

Hanging up their first ornaments! 

Even Zoey got in on the decorating action but hates being picked up. Clara posed with the our 2012 ornament. Next year we will have one more person to add to the ornament, baby Hudson! 

These are some of Clara's preschool crafts she's brought home. The Bell was super cool and each day when she woke up she removed a chain and it was one day closer to Santa's arrival! 

I finally made Cinnamon Rolls. I HATE making this rolls. It's pioneer woman's recipe. I need to not procrastinate and then it wouldn't be as torturous. I had issues this year with them, and the dough never rose, but they still turned out pretty tasty.  

The kids LOVED the tree, and would sit and stare at it all the time. Clara made a fun ice cream cone Christmas tree, she devoured it when she got home. Then in the mail Santa himself sent her a letter and Clara made the "Nice List". It even came with a letter from Rudolph too. It was so nice of Aunt Fishy to let Santa know how good Clara has been all year. 

We enjoyed some white balls that we look forward to every year. My mom makes them every year and everyone looks forward to them. They are delicious. We recorded every Christmas cartoon and movie on tv and enjoyed them daily. Clara also really liked A Christmas Toy which was Mitchell and I's favorite growing up. Jackson got mad at me one day and he tried to sit on the tree out of frustration. It was the funniest thing ever! 

Holiday Lamplight Tours

Going to the Holiday Lamp Tours at the Kern County Museum has become a favorite tradition. We missed last year and I was so upset, so I made sure to find out early when it was this year bc it's only one night. This was the first place Clara ever saw Santa Claus. The previous years have been freezing, so hot chocolate has been a must. This year it was so hot. It was 71 degrees and we were peeling off our layers. 

Clara is wearing her brand new outfit that I love. And her cute hat and favorite bow that aunt Alisa made. Sadly later in the evening the bow must have fallen off. My mom & Bobby looked everywhere but considering how cute it was, someone had to have snatched it up. I was so sad about it, bc she wore it all the time! 

Here's a few pictures of the old houses decorated. They give tours and tell stories, and everyone is dressed in historical clothing, however with toddlers it's impossible to enjoy one of the tours so we just walk around. 

As you can see Clara was super excited to see Santa but Jack was terrified lol. 

Santa gave her a big bag of candy that she got sick on later that night lol. 

Her favorite person Grandma, and Boo. 

Jack scared of the sleigh. I swear he's scared of EVERYTHING!

Aunt Cole, Grandma & the kids

Cole & Boogie

*DISCLAIMER* I'm never wearing these pants again!!! 

It's a tradition to stand pregnant in front of these bushes. And I love how I'm forcing Clara to touch my belly haha. 

Picture under the poorly lighted tree, lol. 

Uncle Bobby & Boo. 

Another group shot. 

Cole taught Jack how to say Christmas Tree "wisssssmas tweeee" and now he's obsessed and he says it ALL day long and it's the first thing he says when he wakes up. It's the cutest thing ever, plus he puckers his lips almost closed when he says it. It's pretty funny. 

Jack adores his grandma. 

Aunt Fishy got Clara to pose with her candy from Santa. 

I took the opportunity to jump in front of Misty while she was taking scenic pictures for work. I'm hoping this one makes the brochure for visiting Bakersfield hahaha. 

sexy model 

posing by the wissssssmas tweeeeee

He acted the way I felt that night. My stupid back was hurting so bad and we literally walked about 100 feet. It's ridiculous. But he cried a LOT that night. He's pretty difficult out in public but so easy going at home a lot like his mother!

Pretty sure my girl had a lot of fun that night. Afterward my mom, and Misty came back to the house to join the guys and hang out for a bit. It was fun just hanging out and playing with the kids. Sadly Uncle Squeezy was in L.A. getting ready for finals and studying his butt off so he missed this year. This was the first round of many Christmas activities getting ready to happen!!