We put the alphabet projects on hold another week to do some more holiday themed activities. I always like to give something homemade as Christmas gifts to the grandparents. This year I got my inspiration from Parents magazine. The gifts started with a big cardboard box. We painted, colored and put stickers on it. Once the box dried, I cut out letters to spell LOVE. Then I posed the boys with the letters and put the pictures in a frame. I liked the letters so much that I decided to hang them on Ashton's bedroom wall.
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| Messy business. |
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| Snack break. |
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| Finished product. |
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| Homemade art on Ashton's wall. |
We also made Christmas cookies. Spencer enjoyed rolling out the dough and using the cookie cutters, but he especially loved frosting and sprinkling the finished product. I had more sprinkles on my counter and floor than on the cookies!
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| Time to sample our hard work. |
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| The aftermath. |
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| Homemade wrapping paper. |
This weekend we had our Christmas get together with Grandma Amy and Marmer. We had some yummy food and exchanged gifts. Spencer colored on a paper bag and I used that to wrap their gifts. I think the highlight of the night for Spencer was the ball pit Grandma got him.
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| Grandma using all her hot air ;) |
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| Reading in his new chair. |
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| Helping Daddy shovel. |
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| Snuggling with Daddy. |
Although I very much enjoyed all the family time, I must say the highlight of my week was Friday night when I was able to get away with no kids and have some much needed Angie-time! I left the boys home with their daddy and I went to the movie with my friend and her 11 year old daughter. I am afraid to say that my husband did not enjoy the experience as much as I did since Ashton cried the majority of the time and had issues eating from a bottle. We'll have to work on the bottle issue, otherwise it could be one long year of nursing!
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