Christmas Cookie Cooking!

We once again messed up our entire kitchen in the name of Christmas treats!  I was a little less aggressive this year and only picked out a couple of recipes this year.  I think I had actually picked out more, but by the time we baked the first batches of these, I saw we had plenty of cookies and didn't need any more.

 It was so cute - the kids were so interested in being helpers this year.  They put their aprons on and dug right in to their tasks.

We also made chocolate treats for teachers and family.  They started out with milk chocolate, and then we added a layer of white chocolate, and sprinkled candy canes on top.  They turned out sooooo good!

Best gingerbread house ever!!

Our gingerbread building skills just keep getting better each year.  This year's design included figures from our holiday favorite - Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer!

We upgraded our property to include a pretzel fence this year also.

Christmas at the Manor House

The Manor house at Wildwood park was all decorated again for the holidays.  I remember going there when I was a kid, and I still love seeing the rooms just as much.  It's fun to imagine what it would it would be like if the Manor house was my house. 

Our budding scholar

Sydney had a big test to study for, so we found a website that was perfect for the subject she was working on.  She looks so big using the computer!

To be fair, we found Zachary some homework to work on too!