We got 4″ of new snow through the night on Sunday so school was cancelled on Monday. After such a busy weekend, we needed the down time! The boyz stayed in their jammies through lunch and we curled up on the couch and read a stack of Christmas stories. Then we attempted to make gingerbread houses. The icing from the box was literally like glue and the little candies and toppings delightfully stuck to every surface they touched – mostly six little hands, the floor, the chairs…
This was a precursor to the gingerbread making at Carter’s school on Tuesday. I was quite impressed with how orderly and focused the 24 kindergartners were compared to my crew. At school there weren’t any messes, just a few stray candy cane wrappers on the floor mostly because of static electricity. Our house – different story! But it was fun to attempt it anyhow. Maybe they’ll remember that we did a fun Christmas craft activity and they won’t remember that I sequestered them to the sunroom afterwards while I swept the newly mopped floors for a good 20 minutes. (and yelled at them when they tried to drive their tractors through the kitchen) (Next time I’ll remember to do this activity first and THEN mop the floors – what was I thinking?!) What else do you do when it’s 3 degrees out!!??
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| They’re saying “Snow Day!” (the one in the middle was grumpy!) |
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| Too cute! Don’t miss Kiefer’s Santa socks! |
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| We’re hearing lots of questions about Santa – “How does he come down the chimney?” Then expert Kindergartener Carter says, “He doesn’t, at our house he uses the door…” |
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| The pile of books! Fun Christmas memories, for me at least! |
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| They’re eager to make the gingerbread houses! (Carter has now confiscated the box and is storing toys in it from his stocking at Nana’s!) (Notice Kiefer’s mismatched Jammies – 1/2 Buzz Lightyear, 1/2 Spiderman) |
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| Griffin loved the icing… |
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| Fletcher enjoyed his chew toy and watching the circus (as Dr. Leland calls it) |
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| Kiefer’s finished product. (Note all the little balls all over countertops! They were EVERYWHERE!) But for that smile, it was worth it! |
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| Carter did 2 houses. (“Actually, Mom, I did three.”) Because he did one at school |
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| His first house… |
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| Little hands working… |
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| Griffin having fun |
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| Griffin kept trying to eat Kiefer’s (can you see all those little icing balls??) |
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| Griffin taking a bite out of his! 🙂 |
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| The gingerbread neighborhood. Martha Stewart doesn’t live here. |
