Reindeer Cookies!

Found a recipe for some super cute and easy reindeer cookies in one of my parenting magazines so Alli and I tried it out while TJ was at Bass Pro with daddy one night...

Store bought peanut butter cookie dough in the shape of triangles. Flipz pretzels for antlers while the cookies are still hot. Mini M&M's for eyes and a regular red M&M for the nose stuck on with white icing squeezed out of a ziplock bag with a small hole cut in the corner. Easy as that!

Alli wanted to take a pic of me with my favorite one too. Can't believe I'm actually posting this.

Then she wrote this story:

Mi COOCE iS NAMD DASR AND HE iS FRUM SANTCLOS iS LAY HE WUS A RANDER THEAT IS YUME

Translation: My cookie is named dancer and he is from Santa Claus's sleigh. He was a reindeer that is yummy.

I am loving this phonetic spelling stage and the fact that she loves to write- so cute!

TJ's Thanksgiving Feast

TJ's Thanksgiving Feast at school...

Saying the prayer before the meal- so cute! His class was dressed as indians and the younger class was pilgrims. I should have taken a pic of him with one of the little pilgrims. They were all adorable.

Mommy and "running deer." That was his Indian name. Very fitting.
That's his new camera smile.



Daddy even got to be there!

TJ with his buddy, Benjamin.

Another one of his best buds, Ashton.

I loved the face paintings! He accidentally smeared his when he scratched his face and when he realized it, his lip started to quiver and he started to tear up. He was so upset that it got messed up. Thankfully I was able to calm him down so he could enjoy his feast.

Love Notes

Just found a post-it on my kitchen cabinet:

"MOM I WIL MIS YOU TOMOROW FRUM ALLISON"

How awesome is that- made my day!