Making hard candy

Beth invited us over to make hard candy. It was really fun and the kids loved waiting for each new batch to be ready to cut and be thrown into the powdered sugar.

Here is the nice clean table with the pile of powdered sugar. Waiting for the first batch to come!

The kids cutting the candy before it gets too hard. Then throwing it into the powdered sugar so it can cool and not stick to other pieces.

Beth's daughter Maryn

Beth's daughter Aidden (one of Lily's closest friends)

Jacob finding joy in the pile of powdered sugar.

Look how clean this project is!

Licky licky!

Hanging on the table for dear life!

Ethan and Austin cutting candy

Ashton's piece getting too hard!

Me and my snuggle bug

Beth cutting candy

Ashton and Lily in a haze of powdered sugar

Aidden helps organize the piles

Cola, peach, grape, lime, cotton candy, watermelon. That's all we did while I was there, but Beth continued on to make a total of 17 batches! She is amazing. She makes all the different flavors and colors, puts them in containers and gives them away as gifts during the holidays.

Rose, Me, Beth. The pictures don't show just how dirty we really were!

Rose, Me, Beth, and Kim

Had fun ladies! Thanks for the invite Beth! ♥

Gingerbread house

Lily made a gingerbread house at her friend Parker's this year, and the boys really wanted to make one at home, so I took the easy way out and bought a kit and off we went to make it. I've vowed to never get o.c.d. anymore when it comes to these tasks. It was quite a funny event. The icing was too runny, and didn't set up fast enough. So the house started to slip and slide! The final product is great!

There it went! But did that stop us???? Nope!

Back up and running. Ethan less than thrilled at my "mig-shift design".

Boys starting to see the fun, even if the house is a mess!

Darren getting in on the fun

Doesn't that house look awesome? I think it's my favorite one so far! ;)

Let it snow!

Having fun in the snow!

Throwing a snowball

Getting hit with a snowball

Ethan's Choir Performances

Ethan joined the 4th grade choir this year. That makes his mother happy! ;) I love boys that can sing! Any who, here are some pics of them.
The first performance was "lights at the beach" on the boardwalk and it was COLD!!! The pictures did not come out well, since we were far away, I had to zoom in, hold Jacob, and try and hold still as best as possible to get a good shot. Hence, all the pics are blurry. Owell!
He's in the middle.

The kids enjoyed playing with the lights and decorations. I was too cold to care.

2nd performance was at school, in a warm room! :)

Playing the trumpet