Spoiled Rotten....

I got what I always wanted for Christmas this year...my new industrial kitchen aid mixer. This sucker is a beast. It makes fondant and all sorts of ooey gooey stuff that is almost impossible to make without a high power stand mixer. Thanks lover of mine. I also got the new Uggs with the bows in the back. Yup. Love them!! I hated the regular Uggs that were just brown and didn't have any shape or personality to them, but these are black and have bows and are so super cute!! 

My sweet, handsome lover got a new mac book pro so he had to get a bunch of accessories to go with that. He got a henge dock, magic track pad, and plug bug. He was pleased.

Merry Christmas to us and to you all, and to all and good year! ;)

Christmas

I was up at 5:50 Christmas morning, making breakfast and getting things ready. The heathens were up shortly thereafter around 6ish. I made them wait until everyone got there to open their presents, but I did give in and let them open one. Santa brought them some books, so I let them open those in hopes  that it would keep them entertained for a bit. About 5 minutes. :)

Finally everyone got there around 8:30 and they started to open their gifts. Their dad came over so we just had basically one big Christmas.



Zo got a My Little Ponies Equestria girls barbie and a really nice scarf from grandma and grandpa p



Bella got some one direction stuff and a scarf from grandma and grandpa p

Santa brought them all their own tablet for Christmas. Quite the hit.

We opted out of gorging ourselves for Christmas this year. We had a decent brunch feast if you will and then just finger foods and  that kind of stuff the rest of the day.

My mom knitted me this rocking sweater. Love it!

Papa

Merry Christmas lover of mine.

Christmas Eve

I had to work Christmas Eve, but was off at five. We headed to my moms and had soup and bread and opened a few presents.



Rachel got a monster high doll and Bella got a remote control car

Zoe got a puppy in a purse

They both got new North Face snow boots from nana and papa



and new watches from their dad

time to open their santa boxes from me and Louis. They contained new jammies, mugs for hot cocoa, Christmas movie and a book/activity pad to help ease them to sleep on such an exciting night!!

me and my lover on Christmas eve night...after putting all the santa stuff out and finishing up all the goods

Snickerdoodles and milk for santa and oats for the reindeer

Christmas Treats!

Sunday found me in the kitchen baking batch after batch AFTER BATCH of cookies for the yearly cookie tray/box. I made sugar cookies, peanut butter thumb prints, peppermint brownie fudge, and good ole' chocolate chip cookies...plus a coconut cream pie. YUM!

The girls, Louis and my mom all helped decorate the cookies and by Sunday evening I had boxes packed up and ready to ship to Louis' parents and brother and his wife. I made a huge platter for him to take to work and the rest were distributed accordingly, with me getting all of two of several hours worth of work. :) Plenty believe me....spend your life making these bad boys and the appeal to eat them goes away.

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