Wild Weekend with Ethan & Owen

Madi just had to have a mini-photo session with her pink santa hat. We found it at Target and she just has to wear it all the time.

Thursday night, Madi and her daddy made Monster Cookies. Matt has loved those cookies forever and loves to make them every year. Madi really enjoyed pouring in the ingredients and stirring. She wasn't interested in eating any of them though.

Friday night, Matt's sister Erin and her two boys came to visit. We went up to Matt's school so Erin could see where her brother works. Earlier in the afternoon we took the kids to Chick-fila and Toys R Us. For dinner we went to Rosas and then took the kids on a horse and carriage ride. They loved it and luckily it wasn't too cold.

Then we headed to Santa Land. The line to see Santa was too long but we had fun following (chasing, really) the kids around to look at all the displays. They had fires to keep everyone warm. I think the kids really liked all the lights and music.

Then Uncle Matt read everyone a story before they turned in for the night. They all slept so well. The next morning we had a yummy breakfast at Cracker Barrel and then Erin and I went shopping while Matt watched all 3 kids. He looked tired when we got back!

I love this time of year with family, friends, food, music, lights and FUN!