Christmas Catch-Up

This was my FAVORITE thing this past Christmas. I heard my team leader at work talking about it, and went straight home to make for Andrea's Christmas party. I bought pre-made sugar cookies. The ones at our grocery store (H.E.B.) are really good. melted milk chocolate. Dipped, drizzled, dunk the cookies in the chocolate. Use crushed up candy canes to sprinkle on top. DELICIOUS!!! And, so pretty. I have to give credit to P-Dub because he's the one that actually made them....

Christmas ornaments I made for my team at work.

I've been wanting a white tree with fun, super bright ornaments for a while. It's what I like to call my "Dr. Suess Tree". Well, I finally got it. It was sooooo freakin' cute and happy and fun. Can't wait to have a house with multiple trees!

Mo Mo joined our family a couple of months before Christmas, so I had to make him a stocking, too. He got black & white...because that's what he is. Look closely...P-Dub was real funny when he said I've gotten much better and writing names since the Christmas before. Poor Black Hawk and Apache's stockings look terrible!

Christmas flowers! Thank you, P-Dub!

I LOVE wrapping presents and getting creative with bows.

Mo Mo helps wrap.

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