Christmas Cake Decorating

We got invited to our very first Cake Decorating party. As we were leaving for the party we started to explain to Mason what kind of party it was. Mason just laughed and laughed knowing that he was going to get to eat a lot of sugar. We have noticed that he laughs when he gets excited.

When we walked in there were two tables completely full of decorating items. You name it and it was there; star marshmallows, gingerbread marshmallows, icing, sprinkles, m&m's, peanut m&m's, kisses,etc! Mason absolutely LOVED it. I wish that I would have gotten pictures of him decorating the cake. He was eating all the goodies while he was decorating. Here is a picture of the final product!

Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting

The Mayor's Christmas tree lighting is a big deal in most cities right? Steve and I were very excited to take Mason to light the tree. I have to say this was one of the funniest events I have ever been to at Lake Lotawana.

We thought all of the events would be outside so we put lots of layers on. Turns out 90% of the evening was spent inside. :)

They had ornaments for the kids to decorate. Mason absolutely loved this!

We then headed outside for the lighting of the tree. As you can see from the pictures it was light outside when the had the lighting ceremony. It was less then dramatic to say the least. Do you see how huge the tree is? It is so big it needs three supportive 2X4's.I wish that this picture would have turned out. :(

After the very dramatic tree lighting we headed inside to visit with Santa.

Looks like our night ends on a happy note but...

While we were there Mason ate some cookies before we ate dinner. We came home and fed our hungry man. Right after dinner Mason said " Mommy I have a bug in my belly". I thought we should snuggle. Turns out that Grandma is right; eating cookies before dinner does spoil your meal. Poor Mason revisited his cookies and meal on my lap. :(

Conductor Mason

To say that Mason absolutely loves trains would be an understatement. Steve and I knew that we had to get this kiddo on a train. We thought it would be fun to ride the train down to Warrensburg. Here are some highlights from our day:

Christmas Tree

Mason has been begging us to put up our tree. He asks us at least once a day if we can put our tree up. On Friday his wish was granted.

He could not wait to put the "balls" on.

Can you see the five ornaments hanging from one branch? Can you guess who did that part? He actually did it to two branches but they fell off one.

Look at his serious face. :)

Lovin Life

Look at those two! I just love and adore every second that I get to spend with them. They truly make me a better person. I thank God for them every single day! THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

Steve and Mason are making hot chocolate in the coffee pot!

Here they are making banana ice cream. YUM-O!!!!

Mason has really gotten into helping us. He loves to help us do any and everything!

Halloween

We stayed at our house to pass out candy instead of trick-or-treating. Mason loved it! Gary and Bette (our neighbors) have a huge buffet of food. After stuffing ourselves we sit around the fire pits in our driveway. Here at Lotawana we have about 300 kiddos that trick-or-treat. People decorate flatbeds so that they can ride around the Lake. It is so neat. I wish I would have gotten pictures of it. It is something that you just have to experience.

Pumpkin Carving

So I have not blogged in a while. I wish I had a good excuse but life is just too busy. I have decided I will blog about things that have happened about 2 weeks ago. :) Here are some picture of the boys carving pumpkins. I tried taking pictures of the pumpkins afterwards but they did not turn out. I guess you will have to use your imagination!

If you look close you can see one of the finished pumpkins by the computer. :)