Christmas cookies

Sunday evening we went over to Great-Grandma Rowe's house for some fun holiday cookie decorating. The kids (and adults) had a wonderful time getting creative with the yummy frosting and sprinkles:


Uncle Kevin was leading us in the decorating festivities, he even had an apron on!

Mark, Katelynn and Papa Rowe (notice the rivalries between the Falcons and the Saints):

Caleb showing off his Christmas tree cookie:

Katelynn LOVED putting sprinkles on the cookies:

Papa even got involved and we soon discovered his hidden talents in decorating:

The result: beautifully decorated cookies!!

Notice the Falcons and Saints cookies that were made...

We had a wonderful time and enjoyed getting in the Holiday Spirit!

girls trip!

On Wednesday, Sasha and I headed out of Wichita, and traveled to Kansas City for a 24 hr girls trip! We had a blast enjoying the shopping at the Plaza, meeting with my sister-in-law Lisa at the fabulous Buca di Beppo restaurant, and then finishing the evening with a heaven-sent dessert that was so good I almost cried. Here's summing up our trip in pictures...

Bundling up for the brisk walking and shopping at the Plaza:

That incredible dessert I was talking about (minus a few bites):

Walking around downtown Kansas City and looking at all the festive lights:

Here we are at the end of the day (notice the big smiles:)

A HUGE thank you to Mark for agreeing to, and watching the kids without one complaint. I think he knew a little break was in order from the long semester we had on our hands the past few months.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend, and getting in all the last minute Christmas shopping!

holiday cheer

We hope everyone is enjoying the Holiday Season as things are coming into full swing with all the shopping, wrapping, baking, and looking at the beautiful Christmas lights and displays.

We are so blessed to be close to family this time of year and really enjoy celebrating the spirit of Christmas.

a nice break

Yesterday I wrapped up my 3rd semester of nursing school by completing the much anticipated final exam. Sasha and I are very excited to be in our winter break now, here we are in our last day of class:

Katelynn has been very interested in artwork lately. She's never refused having a crayon, paint brush or marker in her hand, but lately it seems as if she could spend hours a day with an art or craft project:

Tis the Season

Yesterday we had a fun day at Papa and Grandma Hain's house making and decorating Christmas cookies. We all had a really great time and enjoyed eating some of our creations :)

Caleb and Katelynn in their aprons before baking:

Caleb rolling out the dough:

Katelynn cutting out shapes in the dough:

Caleb and Katelynn taste-testing their creations:

Charlie hanging out with the dancing Santas :)

Such a wonderful time of year to be with family and friends. Hope everyone is enjoying the spirit of the season!

One more week and then some...

So, I know I've become a total slacker in the update blog department, but I will officially be on break Tuesday at 4:00pm after my final and maybe life will get a little less crazy...

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! We had a very fun and busy day and unbelievably I went the entire day without getting pictures. I feel awful but rest assured I'll make up for it on Christmas.

In our spare time we've been getting into the holiday spirit with a little baking...

The kids really enjoy making cookies, and I'm sure we'll be able to get more baking in within the next few weeks :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend, stay warm!