Christmas Cookies and Holiday Hearts
Aunt Jen and Cousin Kelly came over yesterday to make some christmas cookies. Kelly decorated the spritz cookies while Ben inspected (and taste tested!): 
Once the spritz cookies were done, Kelly and I rolled out the dough to make the tooteluch.
Aunt Jen took turns holding up all the Chislets so that everyone got a chance to see how Christmas cookies are made.
And of course, no family gathering would be complete without a tea party. The kids organized this one all by themselves.
Time to start earning your keep Kids!
Last night after dinner, Ben & Grace helped me swiffer the kitchen floor:
Jake was not to be out-done — he decided to vacuum:
Thankful for family…
Thanksgiving 2009 was a great day! We were thankful to spend the holiday surrounded by family. Grandmom & Grandpop flew in late last night and Aunt Jen, Uncle Neil, Kelly & Natalie came over to spend the day with us. All the kids spent the afternoon playing together with Grandmom & Grandpop and then — all 5 kids took a nap at the same time!!! The weather was beautiful today so Grandmom & Grandpop took all their grandkids for a pre-dinner walk while Seth fried the turkey.
Kelly (and Uncle Neil) made Indian hats for the kids. Check out some pictures of the little indians at dinner:
