cookies, cookies and Christmas

Is it sad to realize that I have more pictures of the kids making cookies for Santa than I actually have of the Christmas Day festivities? The last day of school was December 19 and I honestly thought the week leading up to Christmas would be a slow, relaxing one...WRONG! We were so busy with playdates, sleepovers at Mimi and Poppie's, wrapping and last minute shopping that before we knew it it was Christmas Eve, and we were in a rush to get everything in before Santa required us all to be tucked sung in our beds. Seeing as I feel that 2014 has been the fastest year ever, I shouldn't have been surprised at the speed with which the last few days have passed. Here's a lot of pictures of us making cookies, and a few from Christmas Day.

 

Most of these second cousins on Jon's side of the family have never laid eyes on one another. It took them about 15 minutes to come out of their shells and in into each others laps.