Holiday Time is Craft Time

As I "dumped" my photos onto my computer yesterday, I realized that we have been doing a lot of crafts lately. Here's what I mean:

[When Granny and Bubba were here over Thanksgiving, everyone made a gingerbread house. After about a week of trying to keep the boys away from it, I realized I'd better take a picture before the inevitable. Here's the gingerbread house before too much damage was done.]



[Isn't it a cute little cottage?]


[Then Charlie wanted in the picture. Please pay no attention to the half dead plant in the background. I keep hoping it'll resurrect itself, but the truth is, I don't possess much of a green thumb. Or the ability to "photoshop" it out yet!]



[The next day, I catch the boys doing this...]


[The little monkeys, now that they have figured out how to move chairs and barstools around, nothing is truly safe.]


[Hey! That's the gingerbread house! *Sigh*, well...I guess y'all can have at it.]


[Maybe we need a new craft...let's paint.]


[Hey, Chance, whatcha got there?]


[Charlie, could you smile for me?]


[Ok, let's try reverse psychology...Don't you smile at me, boy!!]


[So, who likes to paint?]


[Charlie shows off his handprint.]


[Chance just thought the whole experience was funny.]


[Lastly, Charlie and I made one more craft. Chuck gave me a cricut for our anniversary, so I could start making signs and plaques. My first project was making these nameplates. Charlie helped me paint them and get the letters cut out. It was really fun.]


Whew, building gingerbread houses, painting masterpieces, and making signs has worn me out! At least it gives my nesting hormones something safe to do. ;) Happy holidays!