Jacob and Abby all dressed up for the first Sunday of the year.
*In the meantime I am still waiting for this baby to arrive. D-Day is today and it's not looking promising. We are all looking forward to Grammy's arrival this evening! Wish me luck and pray this baby comes soon!
Abby got a cooking set and an apron since she LOVES to cook and bake!
CHRISTMAS MORNING!
I think we were up and moving around 8 - 8:30 ish. Since Christmas fell on a Sunday this year we did Santa gifts and Stockings, a yummy breakfast and then off to church.
Santa brought Abby a Rapunzel Tower and Jacob a Cars Race Track.
Jacob with Daddy's new 3D glasses and his Car's Blanket
A doll for Abby with some matching clothes
We finally have a star! In years past I've simply put a bow on top of the tree but this year I wanted a star. Abby picked this one out, it even lights up.
Each year the kids get a new ornament that reminds us of them or something that happened that year. My parents did this for my siblings and I wanted to carry on the tradition. Jacob is currently obsessed with cars so he got a car ornament. He would rather wheel it around then put it on the tree.
Abby got this cute snowman because when it snows this is the first and most important thing she does. The colors made me think of her as well.
He got a basketball hoop and ball from Mommy and Daddy and a Color Change Mater from Cars 2 from Abby. He was happy to be done with the first gift he opened. He just wanted to play.
This boy is obsessed with Cars. Almost everything he got was Cars related and he was soooo excited! We even went out the next day so he could spend his Target Gift card on even more cars stuff. Now everytime we go to Target he asks if he's getting a car.
Above he is dancing to the musical Mickey Mouse Card from Grammy and Grandpa
Jacob doesn't like cake so I got my favorite, Chocolate! Because I brought him in to this world that is the least I deserve on his birthday, right? He got is all time favorite dessert Oreo Ice Cream pronounced EO's Ouce Cream.
Watching Jacob blow out candles is so funny. He scrunches his face up really tight and them blows with all his might (mostly spit) and he still can't blow them out.
We Can't Believe our Little Jakie Doodle is 3! 
Below you can see the doors and trim being painted cream. I was so nervous about doing it but am soooo happy with the results.
Of course the work went by so much quicker with our little helpers
Will post the almost finished room soon.
The Turkey turned out soooo good. I followed this recipe from Our Best Bites and it was super yummy!
Uncle Clark joined us for the weekend and it was so nice to have him. It made cooking all that food so much more worth it if you know what I mean. Jacob was asleep during the meal which worked out well because we enjoyed a peaceful dinner. But don't feel bad, he got plenty of food when he woke up.
Jacob was Flynn Rider and Abby was Rapunzel. She was dying to wear long hair so I sewed an extension into her hair and braided it along with her real hair. I think it turned out pretty cool. Her darling dress was made be her Grammy.
I made Jacob's costume all by myself. With mom no longer around to help with my sewing efforts it was up to me. I broke out the machine only to discover that the cord was missing. So, since I waited until the day of to make his costume I had no choice but to resort to other measures. I cut out a the peices for his vest using a puffer vest he already owned then hot glued the seams together. That's right, HOT GLUE! It worked! Thank goodness....I did sew on the hooks and elastic for his boot toppers with I borrowed from a friend. The belt around his waist is Daddy's and I made the satchel with brown felt and you guessed, HOT GLUE. Better pictures of his costume are below.
WHO Ordered SNOW in OCTOBER! THis is what we woke up to on Saturday. Needless to say I was not ready or prepared for this.
Of course the kids thought it was great. They were outside almost all day. Well, at least Abby was. Jacob isn't as big a fan of the cold.
Look at those red cheeks and nose, so cute. The kids played while Andy and I painted froze painting furniture in the garage.
And of course Carving Pumpkins had to happen. No Halloween is complete with out it. Thankfully Andy took over the duty. The pumpkin thing was really grossing me out this year.
I think they did a great job.
Thank goodness the weather warmed up a bit and the snow melted. We had a light drizzle/sprinkle for Halloween but is wasn't too bad.
I dyed Jacobs hair with color mouse. It is really easy to use and washes right out. He just couldn't be Flynn with blonde hair, right?
If you've noticed Abby's face at all she has a lot of scratches on it from Jacob. He is really rough and always claws at her face. After church on Sunday I think she had had it because she pushed him down when they were running to the car and now he has a lovely bruise on his forehead. Don't you just love sibling love!
Hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween!
