This weekend was all about having fun and spending bunches of time with Emily and Ms. Karen. On Friday, Karen graciously offered to watch Katie and Allie for me so I could have a bit of alone time for myself. It was one of the most generous gifts of time anyone has ever given me. I so needed a bit of a breather from my little 4&1/2 year olds and their tenacious and stubborn attitudes! I took advantage of the time by doing some shopping at the Mall of America and then organizing a bit at home. Katie and Allie had a blast with their friends, a win-win situation for everyone! After Emily's house we came home and decorated our gingerbread house. (My second attempt at a gingerbread house being I dropped the first one on the floor and it broke into many pieces!)
Saturday morning we made 6 dozen Reese's Peanut Butter Cups for our cookie exchange party. Katie and Allie then helped me decorate our stockings, which we hung up with care. I am very proud of the stockings that I made - a rare Martha moment for me. I purchased the plain stockings at Target for $1.00 and then spent about $5.00 on glitter and decorations.
Saturday afternoon we had so much fun ringing the bell for the Salvation Army at Cub Foods in Apple Valley. Karen signed up and then asked if we would like to join them. I would have to say that the 2 hot mama's and the 3 adorable girls raked in a ton of money - our bucket was full after our shift. We had fun ringing the bell, singing Christmas songs and dancing and we were so blessed to have 50 degree weather. I think we will make this activity a tradition for many more years to come.
Sunday after Sunday School we went to a cookie exchange party at Karen and Emily's house. While the mom's exchanged cookies the kids played and did some really fun craft projects. What an awesome weekend with wonderful friends!
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