Festive Fun Begins
After bringing home the "real" tree we had a chance to decorate it. This is one of my favorite things to do because as a kid we all did it together. We wear Santa hats, listen to Christmas music, and hang the ornaments all over the tree. Nolan was getting in on all the fun too! The next day we read The Gingerbread Man. The boys helped me to make a gingerbread man using a brownie mix and sprinkles. As he was baking in the oven we watched him through the glass and then suddenly he "jumped" out of the oven. We followed clues on a hunt around the house to find him resting in the boys closet. As a family we decided it was important that we eat him quickly before he could run away again! The boys' preschool was hosting their annual Christmas program. It was a celebration of song and then a pancake dinner. We had quite a crew there…Maw Maw, Paw Paw, Aunt D, Adelynn, Lincoln, Aunt Katie, Grandma Angie, Becky (ou...