Tis the Season

for ridiculously busy mom-guilt-induced activities. 

Like ornament making...

I love the look on his face...it's like "Mom...do you really know what you're doing?"
No.  No, I don't dear.

And a holiday sensory tub...

Fake fluffy snow, trees, glittery snowflakes, styrofoam "snowballs," some spoons for shoveling, and some clear plastic cups to shovel the snow into (okay, they're shot glasses...judge away, the kids loved it.)

Cookie decorating....

Why yes that is frosting in her hair.  Is anyone really surprised by that? 

Snowball fights...

Since we don't have real snow yet, he's been using styrofoam balls in a catapult that he made with Daddy to shoot them at the army men.  It's kind of awesome.  Sometimes....he let's me have a turn.  :-)

And craft projects...

She is REALLY into gluing right now.  I know this, because I find random objects glued underneath tables, to picture frames, and to various body parts. 

Not to mention forced wearing of fancy shirts and festive pajamas....

Should have given him the blue freezie AFTER taking the picture. 

I love it when they "love" on each other.  I'm pretty sure one of them burst into tears about 7.8 seconds after this was taken.

The list goes on and on.

Somehow, amidst the busyness and all of the "memory making," we've managed to get the meaning of Christmas across to the kids, because they remind us constantly about the gift of God's son and how they can't wait to tell baby Jesus "Happy Birthday."

Hope all of you have a blessed Christmas with you and yours.