Christmas time is my favorite time of the year. Call me a kook, but I usually sneak in a Christmas movie in July and keep the excitement of the upcoming season tucked away inside me, waiting for a more appropriate month to display it. This is the first year that our little family will be spending Christmas away from our childhood homes. The picture above is of Matt and Peter in front of the Washington D.C. Temple. They decorate the grounds with thousands of Christmas lights. It was beautiful.
Even in the cold, we try to take Peter out to play. There is a nice park nearby that has climbing toys and slides and a creek. Peter especially likes throwing rocks into the water.
We took Peter to see Santa. The entire time we were in line I was wondering how he would react. It seems that a lot of kids scream and cry at the prospect of being abandoned by their parents to sit on a strange man's lap, but Peter, not knowing what was going on, just looked around and sat there. I have to say that I was surprised.
Christmas time means Christmas Goodies. I made these pumpkin cream cheese cupcakes above, with fondant decorations. Below are some frosted sugar cookies. I got the recipe from a most talented baker and blogger at
bakeat350.blogspot.com.
Below is a picture of Peter through the video monitor. Today I put him down for his nap and about a half hour later I hear him laughing. I turned on the monitor to see what was going on. He had pulled a book into his crib from a pile of books we have nearby. He was making pig noises because the book has a pig in it, and then he would laugh and turn the pages. Needless to say . . . no nap today.
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year
2 comments:
1. Little Peter is super cute! That is a fun story about him. :)
2. How fun to be in DC!!! Yay for that, although it sounds like it's been quite a year for you.
3. I like your bangs.
4. I am, as always, very impressed with your skills in the kitchen. Way to go!
5. Merry Christmas!!
Love ya,
Ashley
Love all the pics!
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