Tis the Season

So this past week I spent lots of time in the kitchen making almost every Xmas goody I could think of.  It was my contribution to our 1st Annual Friends dinner in KC.  There are several boys from Underwood down here and luckily for them all of the wives get along very well.  So we decided this was the first of many traditions.  Nikki (Jenn's best friend from college) hosted the dinner.  Her husband isn't from Underwood, but he is from Iowa.  It was a great time!  We all brought gifts for the kids to open, which was super fun for the kiddos.  The adults did a white elephant gift exchange.  I'd say the most desired gift was brought by Tara and Joel Synderguarrd.  Tara is a social worker and someone had donated a very large bra and false boobs to fill it to the shelter so that is what she brought.  They were hilarious!  Jeremy and Jenn were the first to open them and Jenn was good enough to model them (picture below).  We came home with a pink glitter clock for Vivian and a small ornament with Alvin and the Chipmunks singing their Xmas song.  Dan was hoping to steel the boobs from Jeremy/Jenn but we went for the clock instead. :-)
There is a picture below of all of the kids from left to right:
Vivian (4 1/2), Harper (3), Avery (almost 3), Henry (3), Chance (2 1/2)  Baby Gavin
(5 months) didn't make the photo he was sleeping, but i posted one of him. The kids had so much fun playing together and Henry was loving his boy time!

Saturday night Dan and I headed to our dinner and movie.  Sherlock Holmes was awesome.  Highly recommend the movie!

Sunday, Vivian went to Molly's 5th Birthday party.  It was of course a princess party and Princess Aurora showed up to read to the girls, play game and put makeup on them.  Holy cow it was a hit.  Not guess who wants a princess at her birthday party????  Yup....Miss Vivian.  I almost did it last year, but didn't think she was old enough.  What ever happened to pin the tail on the donkey and silly birthday games at people's houses?  Enter the generation that MUST constantly be entertained and who doesn't have to wait for anything (thanks to lighting speed technology).
Vivian is done with preschool until January so this week we've just been hitting the gym, dance and gymnastics.  Wednesday I'm starting up my 2 batches of cinnamon rolls (16  pans) again this year.  We are staying in KC for Xmas this year and might be having a couple of friends over on Xmas day for dinner.  Nothing crazy just low key and enjoying the excitement of the kids as we get closer to Xmas!

Henry is proving to be quite a singer of Xmas songs in the car.  Not hard since we play 2/3 songs on repeat most of the time!  Oswald, our Elf, is making exciting appearances this year.  He's not landing as high up when he comes back from the North Pole.  The kids are very aware of this and that he would lose his magic if they touch him.  Oswald, is also very clever this year.  He's been using the ladder on Henry's big fire truck (thanks Aunt Jill) to climb up to certain places.  The kids think it's hilarious.  Oswald, was in Vivian's room  last night on her Xmas tree on her dresser.  I was upstairs putting on my makeup earlier and I heard Henry come up the stairs saying "Hey Oswald.....Hey Oswald"  Henry then went into Vivian's room and this is what I heard "Hey Oswald, Bivian messed up my train tracks....you tell Santa ok?"  So, So funny! Henry is very quick to let Oswald know what bad Vivian has done. 

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!