Freezer Stash!!

Cookie Swap Cookies... YUM!

Cinnamon Rolls and Christmas Bread... YUM again!

I left out some treats for us to enjoy now, and wrapped these plus five dozen eggnogg cookies to put in the frezer till next week, when we give out plates for gifts to neighbors, and also have our family Christmas party.

Snowy Day at Home...

We spent most of the day at home baking, with the exception of sliding on the back hill, plus snow removal. We made Christmas bread, cinnamon rolls, and eggnog cookies, some of our favorite traditional Christmas foods. The kids have such a blast painting the cookies with the bright egg yolk paint!

Christmas Fun with Friends!

Kids, babies and bunnies...what could be better?!! (And, so nice to see my Haley smiling again...)

One of our friends' daughters, Leah, with the remote control car :o)

Well, it's been a very busy, very fun past few days! After having a sad beginning to our week (Haley lost her beloved pet bunny Rosie), we were blessed with some very happy events to offset our grief.

On Friday, we hosted a cookie swap/Christmas party for the homeschoolers group. We did grab bags and a craft, and the kids had fun sliding on the back hill. The moms had a nice visit, and it was overall just a great day. (I wish I had more pics to post, but I managed to snap only a few...)

Saturday night we went to some friends' house for a caroling party. It was another great time of food, fun and friends. I think we sang just about every Christmas song ever written- it was a blast!

My Bass is Here!

My acoustic bass guitar came on Friday- Dunc and I were so excited!

He has been playing guitar for about seven months, practicing intensely, and he likes to have me play basslines for him. My new bass has a nice deep sound that is way better than the guitar I've been using.

Dunc and I had some coaching yesterday from the music director at church, and to our surprise he's asked us to play at church a couple of times this month. We will accompany the youth choir, which Haley, Austin and Carter are a part of. It's so much fun practicing all together as a family!