Gingerbread Frenzy

The boys asked if they could make a gingerbread house this year...the thought had never crossed my mind (we never made them as kids that I can remember). I saw this kit on sale at Michael's. It was pretty easy except for the silly mom who didn't read the instructions and told the boys we could make it...and then wait..and wait...and wait in between each step of building the house!

Each boy got a side to decorate (all of them wanted a different style house on the box so this worked with the least amount of fighting).

Corey had me do the icing while he placed the candy.

Jamie is sooooo serious! I could have told him anything and he would have paid no attention to me...just like normal..haha!

Riley was more interested in eating the candy....big surprise! But, he too had to have everything just perfect.

We all helped with the last side and the roof (and then ran out of the little round candies..how could that have happened?!?).

For a kit that was made who knows when, this was actually pretty good. We've demolished one side of the roof already :) Would I ever make a real gingerbread house...probably not, but this was a fun little afternoon project (I'll have to go back after Christmas to see if they have any left with a big discount!)

Rockin' the Houz Kidzlink Style

Last weekend was Jamie's big weekend to sing in the adult services at our church (4 services = 1 long weekend for the momma). His little group of boppers practiced for a month every week. They put on a great performance..lots of dancing, singing, and even some flipping!

Here they are during a practice run on Sat:
During the service the little ones came up on the stage too....I think the big kids were mainly there so that the song could be heard and the motions done..but man, those little kids are stinkin' cute!!!!

This was a really jazzy song..." there was no room in the inn, but you can make room in your heart..bop shoo bop bop."

Riley is on the very edge in the dress shirt and faux hawk (yep, he likes his faux hawk..we pick our battles in our house!) They all got the "heart" part!...kinda...yep, and then the little guy in front is done....too funny!

They all did great! The boys survived being at church for the entire weekend and then a huge big old treat came on Sunday afternoon (more on that tomorrow...scratch that...I flipped my posts...oops!)..all without too much of hastle!

Freezin' on Ice

Jim's dad gave us tickets for Disney on Ice that he had won on the radio. I don't know how people do it, especially right before Christmas. We had to get an extra ticket (he had won 4)...that was $20 by the time you added in all the fees and junk. Then once you get there, you have to pass by rows of vendors in order to get to your seats. The boys desperately wanted snow cones that came in character mugs....$10 a piece for a blop of snow cone and the cheap plastic cup. They kept seeing the guys with junk on sticks walking by...$20 some dollars for the buzz lightyear that lights up and spins (pretty much the same one I bought Corey years ago for $5!). I refused to give in....kept saying that just being there Was A Treat...we could have easily spent $100 on everything they wanted!!!(isn't Jim's coat lovely? He wears that thing all of the time...it's from his fire department and is covered in reflective tape to keep them safe on accident scenes....he seriously wore this last year to the mall!!!..."Buuut, you won't loose me".....I tried, but he came back.)

Just in the nick of time, the lights dimmed....Showtime!It was great, tons of pyrotechnics....not too princess-y...they got to see all of their favorite characters and I think that they enjoyed it even without the extra stuff.

Corey is obsessed with Buzz Lightyear....I thought he was going to burst from excitement!

Ooohh the Incredibles!!!! Riley loved the Incredibles, but now...he's a big kid, geesh mom :(

I laughed so hard for the Lion King song....not that it was funny, but their costumes looked like rejects from Cats...never good with a guy...hehehehe!

We did have fun once the whining stopped and the show started (have a ton of pictures to sort through and work on so that I can make an album for the kiddos). Thanks Grandpa for the tickets!