Tis' The Season

I had big plans for the day. First I was going to dress the kids and take the photo for the Christmas cards, which were in the mail by this time last year. I started with Abigail. I wanted to put her laundry away before I dressed her, big mistake! She caught a glimpse of her favorite shirt and skirt and it was over. I decided I didn't really care what she wore as long as I got the shot. Meanwhile, Donny was on to me and decided to lock himself in his room. He returned wearing a shirt that was featured in a Christmas card three years ago and his new pants, which are the favorite at the moment. He added his fathers baseball hat for an accessory. His collar was stuffed in his shirt and he wanted it to remain inside.

I pulled Abigail aside and tried to fix her hair, but the commotion in the hallway had her attention. Donny was preparing an area for the photo shoot, complete with a plant, umbrella and a glass of water in case we were thirsty. When Abigail stood up, I realized she had one pigtail shooting out the side of her head. I still was not discouraged, all I needed was one good shot. This is the first shot Donny insisted I take, he loved it. I put the kids in a chair and tried to take a few more shots.
This is the best shot of the two of them, notice Abigail's hair. Needless to say Christmas cards are still on my to do list.

The second project on my list was to bake cookies with Donny. That went about as well as the photo shoot. He couldn't keep his hands out of the flour. At one point, I turned my back and heard him say, "It's snowing!" Well, there was flour everywhere. I had done my duty as a parent and baked cookies with my son, the remainder will be made after 7 p.m.