::christmas eve::

I love christmas eve! I think in some ways it's more of a fun day than christmas is. It's magical and fun, and as an adult usually there isn't too much work to be done--at least hopefully there's not a lot of shopping or whatever left on christmas eve!
Today Max and I have been taking it easy. Kris had to work, which was unfortunate--and he had a very full day. But luckily he finally got done, and we were able to finish the day off right, with a dinner out and new pajamas.

Anyway, today Max and I enjoyed some seriously good smells. I love my christmas candles.

We made some last minute goodies.

Mmmm, these are so good. It's lucky they're only allowed around at christmas time!

We enjoyed the fruits of our cookie labors the other day. So yummy.

We love christmas cookies.


Max really enjoyed jumping on the big bubble wrap that came in the package Kari sent us. It's lucky we live on the first floor.

I have to admit I enjoyed jumping on it myself.

Max got to enjoy the last treat from the advents calendar his Grandma Kathy made for him. He's really enjoyed that calendar, and it's so cute.

I like for him to be able to keep track of the days, and the calendar really helps.

He's so cute.


Finally I want to leave you tonight with Max's song--Away in a Manger. He was supposed to sing it in sacrament meeting on sunday with me on the guitar, but we had a snow day. We're supposed to do it this coming sunday. We'll see. He refuses to do it for friends and family, but swears he'll be able to do it in sacrament meeting. We'll see I guess.
But this video is cute. Ignore my bad guitar though, it's very shaky!
And don't let all Max's spinning and constant motion make you seasick--OH, and ignore my bum which fills the whole screen at one point.


And merry christmas!

::even more snow::

On our snowday Kris Max and Sultan headed off to the dog park to expend some excess energy. I didn't go. It was much nicer for me that way.

But Kris came back with some awfully good photos on his phone.

The snow was really deep. I had a hard time walking in it, I can't imagine how tough it would be at Max's height.
Luckily Sultan's made for stuff like this.

He's in his element.

They made a ginormous snowman.

The kind of snowman you always dream of making as a kid.



And since they were at the dog park Max requested a special chain link picture. Evidently he liked the effect of the last one.

Hilarious.

Max and I made cookies yesterday, and we thought in honor of the giant man of snow left at the park, we'd make some special dog park snowmen.

Now that's appetizing, right?

+) The Festive Preparations Continue (+

I think the following photos speak for themselves:
I love the sparkley ribbons below. They make me really happy.
I actually really like to wrap presents. Well, I like to as long as the house is quiet and the rug isn't covered with dog hair and if I can watch TV or listen to some music while I do it.
I actually tried to get Max to help me wrap some stuff the other day and it was a fiasco. It was like he all of a sudden grew about 10 extra hands and was grabbing and squashing everything in sight. There was nothing I could do to make him stop. Then he started jumping around and that was the end of it.
So I'm not going to try that again for a while.
If there's anybody out there that wants to trade cooking dinner for wrapping presents I'll do it. Just let me know!

I also like to make cookies. Ok, well let me be a little more specific. I love the IDEA of making cookies, and think about doing it all the time. I also like eating the cookies (I mean seriously, who doesn't?) but I don't so much like the stuff in between, I mean like the cooking and stuff.
But I do end up doing it sometimes anyway. Christmastime especially.
Do these pictures make you drool? I hope so!
Yum Yum.