We're some partying fools here.
Inspired by a few Santa sightings, blog readings, and a quest for some holiday cheer after some awful, awful events this past week, we had a few of our neighbor friends over for a little Christmas party for the kids.
Jason and I stayed up all hours last night assembling graham cracker houses, swearing at them as they fell apart and later as the dog snatched one off the table.
We tidied up the kitchen, baked cookies, poured "ingredients" into tins for our reindeer food bar, put on pajamas, and set out a million different kinds of candy.
Everybody donned elf hats and pjs.
It was fabulous!
We had some very creative houses. Especially after the pink sanding sugar dumped all over James's meticulously decorated house. He made peace once we decided it was just pink snow.
The big kids especially loved the reindeer food bar. We had oats, breadcrumbs, glitter, cocoa powder, salt, corn chips. Danica was so excited she loaded her bag up with probably 2 lbs of "food". The reindeer won't be skipping their house this Christmas eve!
I made some hot cocoa on the stove to end the night with. The kids all felt especially grown up with their mugs and whipped cream mustaches. Riley insisted he was drinking his coffee.
The littlest ladies enjoyed the party, too, snatching toys and trying to sneak a bite of whatever reindeer food the big kids dropped on the floor. They squealed and chased each other. Poppy tried to steal Emily's binky and ended up eating half of Em's gerber puffs.They jumped right in the middle of the big kids, Poppy growling, Emily squealing. Tough little cookies.
Speaking of cookies, guess whose Daddy sneaked her some chocolate chip cookies today?
I'm surprised anyone is sleeping after all the sugar.
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