Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Winter-weather Wednesday!

It is cold here in the Midwest and we have a big storm heading our way, we are expecting to get lots of ice in the next 12/24 hours. It doesn't sound like a lot of fun, but the kids and I had a lot of fun inside the warm cozy house today.

We made all kinds of goodies. We made these super cute reindeer cookies. I saw these in the Family Fun magazine and they are super easy!


Then we made 2 batches of regular Chex mix (for Andy) and a batch of sweet Chex mix too. I have a new roast recipe in the crock pot as we speak...and it smells divine! It called for a bottle of beer, that has to be good, right?!.... I'll let you know how it turns out.

But that wasn't the "fun" part. Grandma and Paca stopped by with a little surprise and the kids had a blast! Check out their creation!

I think Max ate more frosting than he used on the gingerbread house. And Maggie can't wait till Daddy gets home to see it! (Oh, and also because she can't eat anything off it, until Daddy get to see!)

These sweet little faces make my heart melt and they are what make Christmas so special for me!

9 comments:

Liz said...

What a fun day! Your kids are lucky to have such a great Mom. Be careful out there if the roads get bad. We're expecting bad weather too.

Rachelle said...

Fun Stuff! Are those Nutterbutter Cookies???? They look so cute and yummy!!!!

Queen to my 3 Boys said...

Wow! What a day!

The cookies are very sweet, the gingerbread looked like loads of fun and those are some darned cuted kids!

Merry Christmas!

Growin' With It said...

the photo on the bottom is adorable. so much is said about that sweet day just in their eyes!

nutter butters are one of my favorites and the reindeer are adorable. great idea!

mer@lifeat7000feet said...

Those cookies are CUTE!!!! You always have such great ideas.

Nicole - Life in Progress said...

The Nutter Butter Reindeers are on our list to make tomorrow. Your description was pretty thorough, but I'm glad to have a photo to go on too!

One More Equals Four said...

So cute! Looks like you had lots of fun! You are much more fun than me. On our snow day a couple days ago, I still made my kids do school!

Jackie said...

Super cute reindeer cookies - those look like something I could handle making with Savannah.

I agree...sweet kiddos with gorgeous smiles...that's what it's all about.

When is the storm supposed to hit? Makes me think about my Grandma - she lives by herself in the town 5 minutes from you. Stay warm and safe!

Maiasaura said...

those cookies are adorable!