Tis the Season.....

to run, run, run!!!

This past weekend was so full of Holiday happenings it was amazing. Friday we had a cookie bake at our house. During the day Helena had 2 friends from school over to bake cookies - Clara and Reed. The girls did such a good job making some yummy cookies.

Friday night I had some of my friends over for a cookie bake with their kids:
Me - Helena (4), Parker, Preston and Peyton (18 mo)
Molly - Paige and Reilly (3)
Noelle - Connor and Bella (3)
Robin - Nathan (10), Danny, Colin, Kaylin (9) and Clare (5)
Casey - Colin (16 mo)

We had a blast and the kids had a great time as well. Robin and Casey are new neighbors so it was really nice to get to spend some time with them. The big kids had fun with the little ones and vice versa. Not to mention, the Mommy's made some really good peanut butter, oatmeal, sugar and chocolate chip cookies....mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

The funniest part of the night was when Jason walked in from work and there were 15 pairs of shoes by the door along with a pile of coats as tall as Helena!! He just laughed, enjoyed some pizza and cookies. He was a good sport about it all.

Saturday night we had Jason's company party. My Mom and Dad came by in the early afternoon to watch the kids while we went to the party. Jason and I actually had a date night!! The party was fun and it is always nice to see my old friends from Denison. Jason's department won Department of the Year, so that was a nice surprise to all. For those of you who don't know, he is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Denison Landscaping. They have worked really hard this year to exceed their sales goal, so the recognition (and monetary reward) was a great reward.

Sunday afternoon Aunt Molly and Uncle Brian headed over to watch the "crumb crunchers" as they like to call them, while Jason and I went to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra with Meredith and Chris. Meredith has never seen them before and she had a great time. It is like going to a Bon Jovi Concert (think 80's hair) with a laser light show, but they are singing Christmas Music. It is truly amazing, loud but amazing to see and hear. This was our second time seeing them and it was better than the first.

Aunt Molly and Uncle Brian did very well, they said they had a great time. Helena even had Uncle Brian in the Moon Bounce for a while.

Monday night was my MOMs party at Jen's house. This is always fun, it is potluck, we play the "gift game" and I got a special present from Meredith - a new John Deere hat - pink! I did not know they came in pink - I wonder if I could get a matching tractor???

So Busy, Busy, Busy is our day, but never tooo busy for family and friends. We are on the countdown to Santa. If I heard his message clearly, he was able to find that purple bike Helena keeps asking for and when Daddy get his gift, he will be so surprised he just might love Mommy for a long, long time.......I will keep you posted......