Holiday Traditions

One of our favorite family traditions that Justin and I started when we were just a family of two is building a gingerbread house together. Over the years we have found that as our family grows and life changes so does the holiday experience...For the better of course.

Here it is almost finished.

Oh no! That's never happened before...

Of course eating it would lead to this...

It's a good thing Hallmark had these great musical houses last year!

(Thanks mom for saving the gingerbread house of 2009. But where were you when our traditional mini Thanksgiving feast we have the night before Thanksgiving went so so badly?)

Crises averted!

Happy Holidays.

SNOW DAY

Jaya finally got to play in the snow!

the apple cup lamp

Come on Cougs...

My dad is really proud of this heirloom Cougar vs Husky lamp. My mom...not so much. It was my grandpas prize purchase years ago, now it's my dads prize inheritance. As in any American home he thinks he's in charge because he brought it home against my moms wishes, but note that it's hidden away in a corner in the basement that will soon be taken over by 3 Christmas trees and many gifts with my name on them(I will of course then shake rattle and roll each until I am certain of their contents, some I may even have to open and close to be sure. It's really an art.). There were discussions for years about where this lamp would actually end up. My dad versus my brother; over who would get it, and my mom versus my sister-in-law; over who wouldn't get it. My dad won and my mom lost.

Cohen was thankful for Jaya's trike last weekend...