This year I decided Owen needed to make his own gingerbread house and not just watch Bentley and Abby. I put a towel on his bed and he and I made his gingerbread house. He loved it! He thought it was pretty cool to pick the candy and colors. He didn't want it to leave his bed, he looked at it for most of the evening. (It actually turned out to be his Christmas
Shrek shack because I could not get the roof to stay up!)
Bentley wanted his sides to be perfect, so he planned it out and then went to work.
Abby had a runny nose so Bentley
insisted she wear a mask so she didn't get any germs on the candy. (Don't ask me how they make it in the outside world!)
Bentley's front and side.
Abby's front and side.
Owen and Woody sitting down to watch Toy Story. Sorry, I could not get the picture to rotate and upload the right way, just turn your head :)
Bentley and his monster icicle.
In the school play Abby was a reindeer.
Abby's clogging recital. She did great.
The reason for the season....
The middle.....
The twinkling wreath(new this year).....
The reindeer.....
The other wreath....
The twenty foot Christmas tree (new this year). This tree was a family affair, we chose the COLDEST day to put it together. We were all freezing, but everyone was a big help, even Owen, not one alarm during the whole process.
Here is the whole scene!
Lenn decided he would hang out on the couch with Owen and supervise. Then Bentley joined the boys and boy did they supervise!
My sad attempts at trying to get the whole family in the picture! I gave up and Abby and I got to decorating.
The girls.
Bentley finally joined in on the fun and put on a few decorations.