Cookies... and snow

So... another big ol' snow for CO this weekend. Only about a foot at our house, though. The snowman pics are actually from the last snow storm, but I hadn't posted them yet and since we seem to spend so many snowy afternoons building them, they're included! I'm sure we'll be out after nap time making another one.

Today we baked Christmas Sugar Cookies... the kids are so much more advanced this year... I can't believe it. They can cut out the cookies, help roll them, and put frosting and sprinkles on. Last time we made them I was lucky to have them successfully cut 1 out! Amazing how fast they change...

"Kota" the snowman. Colton names everything "Kota".


We rolled them... patted them...

And put them in the oven to eat!

Finished product... very tasty :).

Halloween!!!

Phew! What a crazy Halloween this year! It went by so quickly! Ashley was Snow White (a princess, AGAIN). She was originally Cinderella, but that was too "scratchy". I tried fervently to get her to at least be a fairy or something different from the year before- to no avail. Colton was a vampire. We went to a birthday party for the Lytle girls, Emma and Sophie, in the morning, napped, and then were off trick or treating. Ashley really understood that the more houses you hit, the more candy you get, and she sprinted from house to house yelling, "I want to fill it to the top!" Colton would pause and try to eat the candy.

Snow White at the party.

Colton cutting a rug at the party :)

All dressed up and ready to head out!

The kids and I carved pumpkins... they loved pulling out the guts and roasting the seeds.