I have been using this Christmas season to look back though my pictures from this year.
These are some of my favorite captures of my boys in black and white.
I am actually thinking of doing several collages like these and hanging them all together in my hallway.
What do you think?
We have been drinking a lot of tea in our house this past week!
Cold weather and colds make me run for the tea and honey, we go through a LOT of honey.
Does anyone else go through a honey bear a week?
I am starting to feel all alone on my little honey bear loving island…
I got this picture while my youngest little man was waiting “patiently” for the tea to cool.
It was funny because his older brother was sitting right in the morning light and that is who I grabbed the camera for.
I decided to make things even though and snap a picture of my youngest too even though he was in the dark.
I am glad I did.
The wonderful Christmas tradition of making a gingerbread house seemed like WAY too much work for me!
Then I saw a display of graham crackers in the checkout line!
Yes, those displays are put there for impulse buyers just like me.
They are so nice to do that for me.
I had never seen gingerbread graham crackers before so I picked it up and looked on the back to see instructions on how to make gingerbread houses out of graham crackers!
My boys are deprived having never had the joy of decorating a gingerbread house so I thought I would give it a try.
On another note, I have never made a gingerbread house before!
What happened there Mom? How could you rob me of such a timeless tradition?
Oh well, back to my boys.
I thought I followed the directions on how to make the glue (aka frosting) but somehow the water to powered sugar ratio was wrong.
I think my water must me thinner than their water…
After a lot of trial and error I finally got the frosting to a workable consistency and let the boys have at it.
I decided right away I wanted them to do as much as possible, even if it cost me the “perfect” gingerbread house.
They LOVED it!
My youngest’s concentration on putting those little candies on his house was so cute! 
They did have a little trouble with the whole stick it on your house/shack not in your mouth.
Don’t worry people, they had plenty of the leftover construction materials to eat.
I love their little shacks!
Dad got home just in time!
My oldest was really excited to show him his gingerbread house.
This is what it is supposed to look like in case you were wondering.
I think ours turned out better though…
My oldest’s question as soon as we were done?
Can I eat it yet?