Gingerbread Houses

In the last few years, we have started a new family tradition.  We love to make gingerbread houses during the Holiday season.  This year, Jaden and I worked on them with mommy separately.  We loved the one on one attention and it was so much fun doing it together!

Jaden's house:

 

 

My house:

 

Holiday Traditions

This has been one busy week.  Gingerbread houses, Santa, workshops, cookies and more!

We have been asking to make Christmas cookies.  Jaden loves to bake so mommy decided to try it Friday.  Jaden and I were a big help.  Avery, Koda and Maggie...not so much.  The cookies are done though :)

We have our yearly tradition of going to the Festival of Lights.  Jaden and I were super excited and Jaden kept saying that he was going to sit on Santa's lap.  Well, he did!  He even told Santa his name and what he would like for Christmas. 
We do not go out to eat very often as a family since Avery is quite the handful.  She does not sit still for anything.  Tonight we decided to try it before we went to the Festival of Lights.  Daddy is a great entertainer :)

 I had a school Holiday party this weekend also.  I love going to these events since I see a lot of my friends from school!  We get to run around and play together!  The best part was the gym area where there were a bunch of games set up.  Avery insisted on playing with us even though she was knocked around a bit by the bigger kids.  She is one tough little cookie!

 

Another tradition is donating items to the SPCA.  Each year we buy some stuff on black Friday and then drive it out to the SPCA sometime during the holiday season.  We visit the animals while there too!  Mommy and daddy say "no more animal in our house" but someday we will bring another home.  We like to give to the animals in other ways than bringing anymore to our house for now!