Candy Making 2011

We had a MAJOR candy making party on Saturday. Some of the ingredients....

Some of the pans and accesories. 

Super duper cute helpers.

If you look closely at the top corner you will spot Chipper, our Elf on the Shelf. 

Carter had to join the fun too! 

Again, a better view of Chipper. He reports back to Santa how the boys are behaving. 

Green sprinkles. To be festive of course. 

Caramel

Fudge

Cutest girl. 

Caramel covered double dipped white chocolate pretzel sticks. Yum. 

A MAJOR Award revealed

Can you sense the excitement? 

It's here!!! The ADVENTURE PACK! Cole and Chris picked it out together from the catalog from the (I'm not even kidding) Award Headquarters. 

Experience it firsthand: 

And in respect to the true blue original:

A Major Award

Chris is awesome. Not only is he a devoted husband and very cute and clever. He's also an awesome Dad. There isn't a time that Chris ever tells Cole he doesn't have time to throw the football or play catch. Even if it's 20 degrees outside. Chris and Cole will bundle up in their warmest clothes and head out into the backyard until their noses are so cold they have to come back inside. Chris will watch hours and hours of Scooby Dooby Doo with Carter and then participate in a 'tickle attack' with both the kids. Bottom line: Chris is a solid provider for the family. He works hard. We have awesome health/eye/dental insurance (hello...Cole needs braces!) and Chris doesn't waver on hard decisions. He makes the right decision and always takes into account what is best for the family. He's awesome. Period. 

So on Sunday morning when we were reading the paper together he looked up and said, "It's my 5 year anniversary with work." I was very proud. Chris works for Bechtel Bettis who is a subcontractor at the Naval Reactor Facility within the Idaho National Laboratory. Yes, it's kinda a big deal. It's a very good job and it's a tough job. There are alot of hard days at work and he has to know alot and what it all means to me...is he has to be very smart with Math. Yikes. Math. Math isn't really my friend. It's Chris' speciality though. With a bunch of other really cool perks (hello extra week of vacation!) Chris also was given a MAJOR AWARD. It came today. Tonight the boys will open the MAJOR AWARD and then I'll post a picture of what it is. (And it might be a Leg Lamp ala Christmas Story).

 In other awesomeness...here are the Christmas lights Chris hung on the house yesterday. 

Gingerbread Houses 2011

This year more candy actually made it on the houses than in the kid's bellies. 

Taking a break while the frosting hardens a little bit.