Cooking & Crafts with Curren: Christmas 2012

Christmas has come and gone and it was filled with wonderful holiday memories. We had such a great time decorating the house while listening to holiday music and watching the classics such as Christmas Vacation and Home Alone. Curren loved helping make cookies, ginger bread houses, and K-bars for friends and family. The great thing about December is the abundance of free activities for kids to attend so each weekend was filled with fun.

Every morning Curren would point to the tree and say "T" indicating that it should be plugged in! The first time Curren said "bubble' was from looking at the bubble lights on the tree. He stayed up extra late Christmas Eve (maybe hoping for Santa), so we got a late start on Christmas morning. We had Papa's cranberry bread with proscecco and opened gifts slowly throughout the day. Carl and Gary made a wonderful meal - aided by the able folks at Honey Baked Ham. The snow started around 2 p.m and Curren did not know what to think about being out in the cold. After Nana and Papa went home our friends Steve and Doro came over to watch A Christmas Story. They are from the UK, so it was fun to introduce them to another American classic.

In the end, the holidays could not have gone any better. Carl finished painting the baby's room and decorating the walls as I packed up Christmas for another year. We were all asleep before midnight for New Years, just the way I like it.

Happy Holidays and a very Merry New Year!

Christmas parade that was abundant with candy throwers.
This was the first event to get Curren hooked on sugar this season.
A little boy next to us taught Curren how to run and grab.

Curren picked the octopus out his new cousin Merrill at an antique mall.

Making ginger houses

Steve and Doro came over to make a gingerbread house.

Steve is putting such thought and detail into his snowman.

Candy Thief

Train Ride at the local mall

He is pointing to the Gorilla at the Rain Forest Cafe

Cutting out cookies to bake for his cookie play date

Cookie party fun

Train display downtown

Luciano and Curren waiting to see Santa

Patty cake with Rudolf

Santa waiving to Curren

Another great ensemble by Curren

Steve and Doro hosted a fondu party Christmas Eve to celebrate. We had a great time laughing and watching Curren and Roger (dog) play with each other.