HILL CHRISTMAS PARTY
We got to host the Hill party this year and it was a huge success! The food was delicious, our big open house fit all the family and ALL the presents easily and it was nice to not have to travel.
(When Grandpa Marshall and Grandma Robyn arrived we helped carry in presents and discovered they had completely gone overboard spoiling their grandchildren!)
LOTS of presents!
Max LOVED his veterinarian kit from Grandpa Keith.
(We couldn't find him a kit that had a good selection of items and didn't seem too little kiddie. So I designed one. It was so much more to collect all the items I wanted in his kit and to design him a logo and make labels for everything with his name and logo.) It also came with the Usborne Vet Academy book for him to learn more about being a veterinarian.
Max's Lego sets from Cael and Marble Run from Grandpa and Grandma Soares.
Zane's new superheroes from cousin Cael; a dinosaur dig from Grandpa and Grandma Soares and the Perplexus from Grandpa Keith.
They look so grown up posing in their new clothes from Grandpa and Grandma Soares!
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FESTIVAL OF TREES
Another fun year at the festival (provided by Aunt Kathy, Aunt Colleen and Aunt Carol) making fun crafts, playing fun games and admiring the many Christmas trees and gingerbread creations.
Max's favorites were of course those decorated with puppy and vehicles.
And he got his third origami puppy from the Origami Lady.for his collection.
Zane's favorites were the Minecraft tree and the upside down tree.
Favorites for both were the Charlie Brown and the Wizard of Oz trees. (James has been reading the Wizard of Oz series to them and they have finished 6 of the books so far.) The puppy and Salute to the Military were the favorite gingerbread creations. We had fun tracking down the creations that Aunt Kathy, Carol and Colleen made for the festival and found the gingerbread tree and centerpiece.
All the boys liked the race car tree.
This year I tried a few new flavors of fudge. I made chocolate, peanut butter, ginger and chai flavored. It was fun to experiment but a lot of work and the chocolate is still the favorite.
I put together boxes of fudge with ornaments for each of the cousins. Unfortunately our cousins' party fell apart and Kate, Jessie and I were the only ones who could make it. Kate got hats for all of us and Becca stopped by for a minute and we got a picture.
FESTIVAL OF TREES
Another fun year at the festival (provided by Aunt Kathy, Aunt Colleen and Aunt Carol) making fun crafts, playing fun games and admiring the many Christmas trees and gingerbread creations.
Max's favorites were of course those decorated with puppy and vehicles.
And he got his third origami puppy from the Origami Lady.for his collection.
Zane's favorites were the Minecraft tree and the upside down tree.
Favorites for both were the Charlie Brown and the Wizard of Oz trees. (James has been reading the Wizard of Oz series to them and they have finished 6 of the books so far.) The puppy and Salute to the Military were the favorite gingerbread creations. We had fun tracking down the creations that Aunt Kathy, Carol and Colleen made for the festival and found the gingerbread tree and centerpiece.
All the boys liked the race car tree.
As it does every year all the standing, walking, watching along with the noise and crowds worn everyone out.
This year I tried a few new flavors of fudge. I made chocolate, peanut butter, ginger and chai flavored. It was fun to experiment but a lot of work and the chocolate is still the favorite.
I put together boxes of fudge with ornaments for each of the cousins. Unfortunately our cousins' party fell apart and Kate, Jessie and I were the only ones who could make it. Kate got hats for all of us and Becca stopped by for a minute and we got a picture.
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