Howie & "T"

Saturday, January 2, 2016

Christmas Party ~ Making Snow.....

December 30, 2015

Making Snow.....

I found this awesome product at a nearby store and thought it would be PERFECT for our Snowman Party. It took a while to figure out the math as to how much water to actually add BUT it was amazing! I wanted to do the entire bottle at once but we had NO IDEA how fast it would GROW! Fun project that's for sure :)

Our first attempt....we started off slowly because we didn't want to waste it if we had measured wrong! It worked perfectly!!! YAY

Ta-daaaaa! It's magical!!!

Yummy Snowman Treats....

December 30, 2015

Our Snowman Snacks.....

It was fun getting with April and Ash to plan this party. We found so many fun ideas on the internet that fit into our theme perfectly. I was especially glad when we found some HEALTHY ideas so that we could stay focused on eating right during the holidays.

Cheese Stick Snowmen....

Cheese Ball Snowman.....

Relish Tray Snowman....

DELISH Fruit Tray.....

Melted Snowman Water...

April made these cute labels for our water...

Everything turned out perfectly....

And the kids LOVED it!

Dinner Time.....

After games, activities and crafts it was time for dinner. While the kids watched Frosty the snowman on tv we put together our Snowmen dinner plates. Mashed potato snowmen with chicken and veggies.

Boo has also found some jello that worked perfectly for our dinner.

Add some veggies and we were GOOD TO GO!

Breakfast Time.....

The kids all slept over with us and in the morning our Snowman Theme continued. We had Snowman pancakes, and snowmen made from fruit. It was fun to watch the kids create their plates.

This was "MY" sample that I made to give the kids some ideas of how they could decorate their breakfast. It is always great to watch their individual creativity. I think they had more fun designing their meal than actually eating it!!!

Such concentration....

This girl LOVES whip cream!

I LOVE Ali's scarf on her snowman.

Very creative!

Looking great Jack!

Pancakes are ALWAYS better with some M&Ms

Cool snowflakes.....

Nate at work....

This kid's SMILE just melts my heart!

Looks good enough to EAT!

At the very end it was time for me to finish my breakfast creation. YES....I did put ALL OF THAT WHIP CREAM ON IT and.....

I ate EVERY LAST BIT OF IT! hahaha

Okay, I have to admit that I was actually SICK after consuming it all BUT.....it was SOOOOO worth it! YUMMMMMMMMY

Friday, January 1, 2016

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2015

Our 2015 Christmas Party was a big SUCCESS! We decided to have a SNOWMAN party this year. With the wonderful help of my talented daughters....It was once again....AMAZING!

I love my daughters so very much...

Can't tell you how blessed I feel to have this awesome family to come home to.

My grandkids are the BEST! We were missing Cyrus this year, but we saved a spot on the couch for him. Each of the kids mentioned, at one time or another, how much they missed him or wished he could have joined us. Maybe next year!

Best PARTY people around! My son-in-laws are always such great sports when it comes to these parties that we have. Always willing to do whatever we ask of them....even if it gets a little crazy!!!

The party had not even started yet and Brady pulls this face! hahaha It describes how I felt right before they all arrived as I was FRANTICALLY trying to pull things together at the last minute! lol

YEP!!! I went a little CRAZY! lol Steve is always so helpful when I am in "PLANNING MODE" He knows just when to pitch in or step back and let me do my thing. I get a little FOCUSED to say the least and he is so patient to "put up with me"

Prep Work......

Like always, April and Ash kicked in and helped plan and prepare for the party....

April working on creating our shirts....

Ash had her hands full as she made the water bottles.... This girl amazes me with how she can juggle her kids while she is busy doing projects. It was so funny to watch her maneuver around her little ones!

Ellie....or AKA Taz.....was trapped! hahaha

April designed the labels for our water bottles.....

We also made cups for our target game....

And snowflakes for our decorations....

Decorated & Ready to GO....

Pictures with Olaf.....

Luke

Chloe....

My Magoo....

Crazy Ali-bo-bali.....

Boo-Bear....

Just Hangin' Out.....

I think what I love the most when we get together as a family is the initial welcome.....Everyone is so full of smiles, hugs, laughter and love. As a mom, that melts my heart! May sound "CHEESY" but it truly does.

Just chillin'......

Family Photos.....

We decided to take some family shots BEFORE the party began so that we would have better luck at getting EVERYONE in the picture, HAPPY, SMILING and CLEAN!

I was actually quite impressed that we got a few good shots with everyone looking forward at the camera and "somewhat" smiling! YAY!!!! That is usually a tough thing to do with this crew of mine!