Gingerbread Houses

It's the annual stuff-yourself-with-candy day at the Rowe house. 

Don't know how there was enough candy left for the actual decorating...

The girls, ready to get started!

Annie, giving her best "Ho! Ho! Ho!"

Sam's eating.

 Still eating...

Still eating...

Sam's finished house.

Ellen hard at work.

Ellen's house.

Will, working and eating, eating and working.

  

All done decorating, but still eating.

Annie and Mom working.

Annie, hiding.

First Snow of the Winter

O Christmas Tree

Time to pick a tree!

Seeing Santa!!

We went to a new place to visit with Santa this year. Well, new to us, but some people have been going there for over 30 years! After Santa led a sing-a-long around the Nativity scene and held a press conference to answer the children's questions, he spent time with each child, finding out what they would like for Christmas and giving them rather specific instructions for Christmas Eve. 

 Ellen was instructed to bake brownies for Mrs. Claus.

 Will must leave a potato in his Santa hat for the reindeer.

 Annie was asked to leave five cookies and a glass of milk for Santa!

 Sam wasn't given a specific task. Whew! 

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Merry Christmas!