Christmas Cookies ~

This time of year, STRESSES me out....there is too much to do, too many places to be, too much to buy, etc. Last night, I had a melt down. I am tired, have sick children, miss my family during the holidays, have a SQUIRREL in our house, and have 1000 things to do that aren't done still. I decided that a bath and bed were in order! When I got of the tub, Mary Dalton had left this on my bed....how sweet is that??? Oh how I love that girl! I put her in bed with me and we fell asleep all snuggled up watching Polar Express ~ Jackson was "too cool" to snuggle with us...he wanted a pallet! ;)

After bath time, there was a LOT of running and playing ~ Jackson has taught himself karate...I MUST video this! It is a RIOT!
We decorated our cookies today! Mary Dalton is a big help in the kitchen! Since she has learned to read, she reads me the recipes and has gotten really good with fractions too! She was mixing the icing for me!
This is the 1st year that decorating did not DESTROY our house! I made them take turns, and Jackson let MD go first ~ I talked them into working over the sink which saved the floor! ;)
And Tah-Dah! Our 2010 Christmas Cookies!
We are having some of our closest friends over in the morning for brunch. We used to do this every year, but stopped the year that I was on bedrest with Jackson and just never started back! So, we are doing this year on a smaller scale. I am looking forward to it ~ but praying we all stay well!