Visit from Santa

Last night we had a couple of visitors. 

Santa and Mrs. Claus came to visit and check up on the kids.  It was a good thing too, these kids have been out of control.  It seems like the closer Christmas gets, the more excited they get and they just can't control themselves. 

Well Santa and Mrs. Claus let the kids sit on their laps, asked what they have been doing to be good, asked what they wanted for Christmas and gave them each a bunch of candy canes (each kid got multiple).

Here are the cute pics.

Phoenix

Ryann

Hailee

Blake

Thanks again for coming Santa and Mrs. Claus.

(It sure is great that my visiting teacher and her hubby do this every year.)

Also in the last few days I have been suite busy.  Baking, baking, baking.

We made ginger snaps, butter cookies (Damon's favorite), caramels (which I burned, so I'll be making a different batch), and brownie Chirstmas trees.

All of the treats will be going to neighbors and friends, along with melted snowman cookies, caramels (not the burnt ones), and some caramel puffed corn (yep Sheri, the yummy stuff).

On Friday we went with Nanny and Kevin to dinner and back to their house for our graham cracker contest.  Let's just say, this wasn't as good of a year for us as last year.

We won the "Best Attempt Award".  That is as good as, "thanks for showing up".  At least we had a great time with a bunch of friends.

Our chicken coup (Good idea, bad execution).

7 swans a swimming, 6 geese a laying, 4 calling birds, 3 french hens, 2 turtle Doves,

and a partridge in a pear tree. 

Why on earth would my true love give me all these stupid birds?