more random december days

*we made gingerbread houses with graham crackers.

addie and i were partners.

and matt and frankie.

and despite some close calls with some runaway sprinkles

(picture frankie crazy style shaking the sprinkles and then dropping them on the g-bread house)

theyir house turned out cute and held up for a few days.

addie and i, who had no close calls or renegade sprinkles, had a fiasco and demolition just seconds before this pic. it's good that it didn't bother her. probably because then she got to munch on it till we realized what she was doing. :)

*addie is such a fashionista.

*matt and chris continue working on the batting cage on one of the coldest and windiest days of the year.

*this junk drawer is making me crazy.

*addie loves zebras.

i bought her zebra jams and then lexi let her use her zebra pillow and blanket.

she was in heaven.

and then frankie wanted a picture too.

flash blink.

*speaking of franks and bedtime...

she's such a bookie. :)

*i love how addie writes.

she makes happy faces wherever she can.

love.

(except when i need her to write her name in a hurry, like when we're signing cards for her teachers wheand are already 15 minutes late. then it gets a little annoying:)

*the missionaries were hanging out and got enlisted to help us put together our tree.

on like, dec18th.

we were a little late with it.

*frankie ate through the wrapper of this candy cane.

awesome sauce.

*we had spaghetti on sunday.

frankie was kinda hungry.

and, for the first time in her life, wanting to eat in a hurry.

i know i shouldn't just laugh and take pictures, but come on.

*addie had another craft day at school.

we made 4 ornaments and ate cookies and milk.

check out where she put her star.

little brattie.

little martha stewart loves crafts.

she takes them very seriously.

*christian has played b-ball a few times with the elders.

on christmas eve morning they had several elders and the reeds.

 

 

then we went and had a delicious mcdonalds lunch.

merry christmas eve to us.

*remember addie's artistic box?

laney checked it out one night.

right after this picture was taken she fell all the way in and my picture taking fun was over.

 

*frankie loves pockets.

*and i love this picture.

*and this ornament.

*darlaina is one of the new nursery leaders and she's awesome.

she had the kids make this sweet little baby Jesus on sunday. 

"frankie, hold it up by your face. no, don't cover your face, just hold it up..."

 

she didn't quite get it. :)

and i love her bed head. :)

next stop on this blog train:

christmas eve!