christmas carols.

in case you didn't get carolers this year...

trent singing his two favorite christmas songs.

1. "last christmas" 

sweet. but go ahead and skip onto the second selection...

2. "ho ho ho"

ho ho ho. who is the ho?

did he really just say that?

merry christmas, love trent

dairy free guide to christmas.

trent told me he didn't like thanksgiving.

his reason. everyone eats turkey.

and he's allergic.

I melted.

I was bound determined for him to get his fair share

of sugar and sweets this holiday.

we have mason jars filled with 

christmas jelly bellys.

candy canes.

 and our teeth are filled with christmas dots.

santa is dropping these cute jelly belly bottles in his stocking.

divvies has chocolate snowmen and trees.

our beloved babycakes cookbook has a recipe for hot chocolate. yum.

we even found rice milk egg nog. 

and if you haven't had real milk in four years, you may like it.

 and for our christmas eve peppermint sundaes.

needless to say...

he thinks its the most wonderful time of the year.

12.22.10

break the rules wednesday.

here's how we are celebrating...

we ate our gingerbread house.

bought packaged cookie dough for our mom and tot cookie swap.

and are foregoing most of our advent ideas.

we had vegan chocolate muffins for lunch.

and took a trip to target to walk the christmas aisles.

and the best part...

all is still merry and bright.

santa baby.

she will not wear a bow. but rocks a santa hat every day.

she loves the lights. the tree. and the ornaments.

and she is quick to flee the scene favorite ornaments in tow.

a white christmas from miss naughty.

home for the holidays.

us.

 clearly daddys girl.

 and mommas boy.

now who do maddie and those chickens favor?