Another Ornament Project

Cutting out the shapes.......


More shapes.......

Ready for the oven!

Painting the Christmas tree.

Adding some glitter to the star.

More glitter....

He was SO proud of his ornaments. When I asked him which was his favorite he said the candy cane was his favorite.

The finished ornaments ready to hang on the tree.

Putting the star on the tree.

Today we decided to have another Christmas project. I have been wanting to try these for quite some time. I saw the recipe on the box of cookie cutters I have and thought it would be a great project for Devin- but probably VERY messy!

After seeing that our friends Jeannie and Michael completed this task yesterday I decided to give it a try. (If Jeannie survived the mess- I guess I could give it a shot.

As predicted it was a mess- but totally worth every piece of glitter I'll be picking off Gavin for the weeks to come. (I'm sure I'll keep finding it in other random places as well. As much as I tried to sweep if up after we were done, I'm still finding it all over the floor.)

We made the 'dough' and cut out the shapes. I had a really hard time getting Devin to believe that they were not sugar cookies since we made those last weekend.

Devin really enjoyed cutting them out and putting them on the cookie sheet. We cut holes in the top with a straw before baking so that we would have a place to put the ribbon to hang them on the tree. After they came out of the oven we let them cool and painted them. After the paint had dried I painted on the areas that would need glue and Devin sprinkled the glitter. (I lied- he aggressively POURED the glitter on. LOL) It took every bit of restraint I had in me to let him do it himself- but I survived! Did I mention it was a HUGE mess?!

Devin was proud of his finished product and just like the last reindeer ornaments we made he was excited to put them on the tree. (The first attempt ended up with the star on the floor resulting in more glitter in another room in the house.)

Before I pack them away I'll probably add a coat of shellac to seal the glitter or I'm sure it will be all over the box by next year. I think this will be a yearly tradition!

Fun In The Snow

Despite Devin being a little under the weather I decided to let him go outside for just a few minutes yesterday and play in the snow. It was KILLING him to keep looking at it out the window and not getting to play in it.

We got all bundled up and went outside for all of probably 10 minutes- but he still had a blast. Maybe next time it snows he'll be feeling much better and we will have time to build a snowman.

More Walking From Mr. Gavin

Here is another video I took of Gavin walking last night. Yesterday he just seemed walking a lot more. He would just let go and walk to things he would have normally crawled to. He has had quite an improvement from the video I posted two weeks ago.

Enjoy!

Reindeer Ornaments

Putting on the eyes......

and the nose........

Here's the reindeer!

He was saying "They're FLYING!"

The whole herd......

Putting them on the tree.

During Gavin's morning nap I try to do something alone with Devin. We usually do some type of project. With Christmas quickly approaching we decided to make an ornament of some type today. We ended up making reindeer and they were SUPER simple- a perfect ornament for a child Devin's age. It just required a few dabs of glue, googly eyes, and pom pom's. Devin had a pretty good time making these and was excited to hang them on the tree.

Just One Little Treat!

When we got home from Kansas City Devin was wanting a snack. He spotted a Ziploc bag with 3 left-over sugar cookies and asked for "Just ONE little treat?!" I'm sure we had enough 'little treats for a few days (cupcakes, M&M's)- but who can say no to that?

Notice Gavin smuggling crumbs as they hit the chair! I didn't even notice he was doing that until I picked him up and he had blue frosting on his face. Smart little 'cookie'!

Devin was SO exhausted from all the playing that he fell asleep after we had lunch at Applebee's in Paola and slept ALL the way home! I couldn't have planned it any better!

Devin waiting for his lunch at Applebee's in Paola.

Devin LOVED Hayden's safari hat. (Thanks Hayden for sending it home with Michael. Devin REALLY enjoys playing with it!)

All the boys like helping push the air out of the air mattress in the morning!

Devin playing with his gift from Michael. Thanks Michael! Devin has been playing with this a TON since he got home!

Michael using the 'telescope'.

Michael opening one of his gifts from Devin.

Hayden opening his gifts from Drew.

And, as always- you've got to have a pic of that ADORABLE Drew in the mix!

Devin 'showing some love'. He's my little sweetie!

Last Friday we were able to make it to our friend's house, The Morehead's, near Kansas City. Since Dawn isn't able to travel during her pregnancy we headed up to see her along with our other friends, The Woodrich's and Blackard's.

We had a fantastic time just letting the boys play together. (And it had been much too long since we have seen Mr. Hayden!) It was also nice for us moms to be able to catch up with each other.

While Devin and I were gone, Gavin stayed home with his Daddy and I think they enjoyed each other's company. It was really nice to get away with just Devin. It has been such a long time since just the two of us have spent some quality time together. (But- I did miss my other baby boy terribly and couldn't wait to get home to see him.)

Thanks SO much for the great visit Dawn, Jason, and Hayden. (And the quickly arriving Baby Boy Morehead!) We had a fantastic time and can't wait to see you all again!

Bathtub Cutie!