Gingerbread Train!

We thought it was about time we tried one of these gingerbread projects we've been seeing in every store. We picked out this gingerbread train for Ben since he loves trains. We had a fun time tonight trying to get it put together. Ben was pretty much just interested in eating the candy, ha ha! Poor thing will probably need an insulin shot before bed. Enjoy the pictures!

Ben wanted to take a picture of me...I thought it was really cute...just a little crooked :)

I love my new picture frame! This is one of my favorite pictures of Ben from his one year old photos :)

The Polar Express

The Polar Express has been one of my favorite books since I was a kid. I remember going to the public library and listening to Mrs. Roberts read it to my class. She had a special way of bringing books to life. I was really excited when the book was made into a movie. Ben is finally old enough to sit through me reading the entire book. I've showed him the movie, too. He loves trains so much I just knew he would enjoy it. After reading the book last night, Ben wanted to make a train with the dining room table chairs. He called it the Polar Express train and put his stuffed animals in each chair for his passengers. He even blew his conductor whistle. I just had to snap a few pictures. I love this boy and his imagination!

Laci's 30th Birthday

Jeremy, Ben and I headed out to the Bagwell's hay pond to celebrate Laci's 30th birthday last night. We had so much fun with our sweet friends. Laci's family cooked a delicious dinner for everyone and the kids got to roast marshmallows and make s'mores. This was Ben's first time seeing a fire and he thought it was so cool. Enjoy the pictures!

Fun at the park!

We had lots of fun at the park Saturday with our sweet friends, Laci & Marlee. This was Marlee's first trip to the park. She had so much fun taking it all in. I see lots of dates at the park in the future. Enjoy the cute pictures!

Wee!!!!

I love how Marlee is holding on to Ben in this picture!

Marlee was so excited! I love her sweet smile.

Ben got brave enough to try this thing....he's not sure how to get in it, ha!

Sweet girl!

Snowman Soup

My sweet friend Simone sent some Snowman Soup home with me on Friday for Ben. Ben was so excited to make this fun treat! I have some pictures of him with his mug below. I loved it so much that I went to the store to buy the ingredients to make some more! You need one packet of hot cocoa mix, mini-marshmallows, chocolate kisses, and a candy cane.

Ben is having so much fun counting down the days until Santa comes with this cute calendar!

This is where we found Jack one morning. Ben thought this was so funny! We told Ben Jack must have gotten hungry and wanted to use his grill to make a hamburger :)

Lauren's Christmas Concert

Last night we went to my niece's Christmas Chorus Concert at Memorial Elementary School. They sang songs based on the poem, Twas the Night Before Christmas. Lauren got to sing and dance. She was a sugar-plum fairy. Ben really enjoyed the show. He really loved the boys that played the hand bells. While I'm not ready for Ben to start school, I have to admit that I'm excited about getting to see him participate in fun school activities like this. Here are some pictures of our little sugar-plum fairy:

A Visit to Santa's Workshop

We've had a busy weekend already! We decorated our tree Friday night and took Ben to Santa's Workshop in Lakeland. Ben was such a good boy for Santa and got a token to place under the tree. Santa told him he would take the token on Christmas Eve and exchange it for a present! Santa also asked Ben to leave some milk and cookies for him, since he gets hungry on his long journey. Enjoy the pictures!

Ben did a great job decorating our tree!

Our scout elf, Jack, has been showing up in interesting places each morning! Finding Jack is the first thing Ben wants to do each morning :)

It snowed while we were at Lakeside Village, too! Ben had a blast trying to catch the snow (and eat it!)

Ben and Grandpa catching snow!