It's beginning to look.....

a  lot like Christmas!! 

The Christmas Tree is lit and the kids are fast asleep under it.  A fire is lit in the fireplace,  the lights outside are all aglow and yep, the C-O-L-D winter weather has arrived.  Snow to arrive  next week......
 Tis the season!

This was Gizmo & Tucker last night no joke, maybe an hour after we got the tree decorated.  They both LOVE the Christmas Tree skirt for some reason.  This is usually where we find them during Christmas.

What is it about Christmas time where you can just sit and enjoy the lights and the spirit of the season?

We're so glad we got the lights outside put up before the weekend.  I can't even imagine putting up the lights outside this weekend.  BRRRRR!  It was super freezing just running back and forth from the house to the garage freezer while we were making chocolate and when we got down the Christmas boxes.

I made a crazy amount of chocolates this weekend.  Of course, no photo yet.  I made, kisses for the cookies I'll be making on Saturday for our exchange on Sunday.  Chocolate Covered Cherries and Mint Chocolate Covered pretzles, mmmmmmm.  Yep, they all had to pass the 'quality control inspection'.  :o)

Here's hoping the Christmas Cards will be finished this week and in the mail.  I always start to panic a bit when we start getting everyone elses cards.

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season! 

Min & Glen

What a lovely weekend

We had this weekend! We always look forward to getting together with family and friends. This weekend was no exception!

Today marked our fourth annual holiday cookie exchange. Today was a perfect day for a holiday gathering other than it was 18 degrees....BRRRRR! The kitchen smelled holiday yummy-it was filled with the smells of a yummy brunch. We enjoyed a Broccoli Swiss Quiche, French Toast Casserole, a fantastic veggie salad that my mom makes and chicken salad on croissants. No photos of those - and I had the best intentions of taking photos of the brunch display......BUT, on to the IMPORTANT part of the cookie exchange.....Wow, talk about a wide variety of cookies to choose from! YUMM-O is all I can say!

Thanks to my Mom, Mrs. M, Amy, Sue, Mrs. Dettloff and Debbie for coming and enjoying a nice holiday afternoon! Oh, and we can't forget Colin!

Dad came and kept Glen company today too!

And now for a photo - How can you NOT want one or two of these??

And I have to show you the cutest thing table runner my mom made for Glen and I - It's four little gingerbread people. My mom creates some of the neatest projects! She is super woman! Isn't it adorable?! She embridered 'The Kwiatkowski's'. This will spend time on our dinner table well into the new year!

We hope you all had a wonderful weekend, stayed bundled up after the snow and cold that had blown in.

Keep warm!

Min & Glen