More Cupcake Kids

Here are the "babies" at play!

The Adventure of the Snow Man Cupcakes

Yesterday, my friend Jess and her kids and Meg and her kids came over for a Cupcake Making play date. Here's the math: 3 infants, 3 "big kids" under the age of 4 years old. 18 cupcakes needing frosting and marshmallow snowmen = Fun Stuff! More on the little kids tomorrow.

TIGF - Christmas Style!

I am thankful for so many things this after-christmas/New Year's week. I'm thankful for a very generous gift from my grandma that more than helps pay the Santa bills and a rather entertaining card to go with it. I even had some money left over to buy a little extra for mom at Albertville this week...and still put a bunch in saving for the kids too! Thank you Grandma!!!

I'm thankful for a very nice gift from the Schusters too, that helped Josh pay for HIS part of Christmas shopping...my fancy new earrings! (I'm also thrilled that Josh did a great job with the gift this year!) I am even thankful that Linda cheats a little...cuz I really like my new dish towels and can't wait to go to HomeGoods:)

I appreciate the way we celebrate holidays. My parents are awesome with all 6 grandkids and still make it extra special for the grown-ups too! (Some of us never grow up!) So many traditions and so much spoiling! Thanks Mom and Dad~~I love my new coat and my Philosophy stuff ROCKS! And Mom, thank you so much for saving me a caramel roll:)

I'm thankful for Pammy's cookies too!

And a gift that wasn't even really a gift but meant sooooooooooooo much to me. I am thankful for my dad making the chicken wings without MSG so that I could still have them for Christmas. You see, it's just not Christmas Eve without Dad's chicken wings! And since I am trying to do without MSG to make my reactions go away, I woke up in a panic early that morning thinking I wasn't going to get wings...and then I called home and all was right with the world. They left it out without my even mentioning it to them! YEAH!

There is so much I am thankful for as this year ends. Happy (albeit sassy) Healthy kids. My family and friends. Josh's new Job. So many things! Here's hoping for a GREAT 2011~

Happy Birthday Uncle D!

Today we wish the last of the December Birthdays in our family...Uncle D, we hope you have a fun day and a wonderful year ahead with no basement leaks and lots of kiddo hugs and smooches!

Happy Birthday Miss Brynn!

We wish our little Brynnie a HAPPY First Birthday! Can't believe it was a year ago that she arrived rather quickly into this world! She has already had her first taste of Birthday Cake...she was kinda sneaky with big sister's cake a few weeks ago:) Happy Day Miss Brynn, we love you!

Christmas at Schusters in a Nutshell

Doodle plays with doors (and Great Uncle Don!), lots of Noisy Toys, Daddy needs a bib, bring on the cookies!

A little Christmas in a Nutshell - PArt 1

Christmas Eve is always at the Cooley (Tom and Trish, I mean) Household. Here's Christmas in a nutshell: 2 matching boys, 2 matching girls, 6 crazy kids, and Timmer's engaged to Colleen. That about does it! Oh and we're spoiled and THANK YOU Mom and Dad for hosting as always and for making the Chicken Wings without MSG so I could still have Dad's famous wings! I love you guys for every little thing you do, especially things like that:) It just wouldn't be Christmas without wings!

P.S. No success on the Riley sings Christmas Music...but I won't give up yet! She was just TOO TIRED to even try it today.