We are a little over a week away from Christmas and we have been doing all the things!! Baking cookies, shopping, counting down, and playing in this winter wonderland snow, although I'm not a huge fan of the white stuff! I guess it makes it a picturesque Christmas, right?
And we've been busy tackling the bucket list! Since we last chatted, we have checked another four items off the list! And each one was just as fun at the last! Here's what we've been up to this week.
We baked gingerbread cookies last week and boxed a few up for our next door neighbor. Sadly, it appears she's out of town and we weren't able to leave them. We will attempt again after the holidays. But, don't you worry, we boxed up sugar cookie cutouts that we made yesterday to give to his tennis coaches tonight. Still giving the baked homemade goods, even if it isn't to our favorite neighbor!
Speaking of gingerbread, McKinley decorated his gingerbread house last week. I've been trying to make after school fun, since it's been pretty stressful trying to wrap up testing and all the comes with the end of second quarter. He came up with all the ideas, but needed a little help in the icing department. Those piping bags can be tricky!
Over the weekend, the three of us headed to the Johnson County Museum to check out the vintage Christmas trees inside the Mid-Century Modern home they have on display. I've never gone through the museum and enjoyed it so much! It's a history of how Johnson County was established and lots of landmarks that used to be a part of our small city. So many memories too! If you are a child of Overland Park, then you definitely need to check it out! And if you love anything MCM like myself, you definitely need to check out the trees before they're gone!
Yesterday was a snow day which meant boredom and the need to play in the snow. But before all of that took place, McKinley and I settled in for a bit and watched the original Miracle on 34th Street. He was antsy at times, but he really did watch, and at the end was chatting up a storm about how real Santa Claus is! So glad he understood and was able to answer some of the questions I threw at him at the end. We also watched the old Frosty the Snowman cartoon while making cookies. Two classics in one day!
This weekend is packed with all the other things we love to do and I can't wait to share them with you!
Here is a look at our vintage aluminum tree! I love it so much!
Hope you're enjoying the season!
XO,
Andrea
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