December was crazy!!!!

           

Where to begin.....

The beginning of the month both of our mom's flew into town and we rented a cabin up in Big Bear for a long weekend to bake cookies and also celebrate Christmas and my brothers birthday! We packed all our baking supplies and the dogs and away we went to our cabin which was named "A Million Dollar View" and that it was.  The weather was gorgeous and we all had a great time! Here's a few images from the morning we opened gifts!

Soon after we returned from Big Bear we went tree shopping and somehow (wink, wink) we ended up with a fabulous 13ft tree !!!!!...........

Lawrence is smiling because he thinks it's funny to shake
the ladder while I try to put Santa on top of the tree. 

.......yes I am a little scared!

  

Thanks Lorie for all your help decorating! We love you!

Our First Christmas Tree as "The Anderson's" 

We hosted a "Cookies and Cocktail Party" on the 19th. We sent out the invites one week ahead of time and truly thought we would not have a great turn out. We thought wrong 30 + guests  RSVP'd and so I baked cookies night and day for a week! I baked 10 different kinds of cookies but the sugar cookies were the best! 

" I am assuming the thumb ups means approval of a cookie baking wife? " 

The bearded Gingerbread Man was all Lawrence! 

Ok soooo...... this is about the last picture we took for the holiday season. We also hosted Christmas Day at our house but I guess we were too busy in the kitchen because I didn't take one photo all day! Bummer, if anyone (Chase) who attended has photo's please send them our way!