Making Cookies

 "Rodney wanted cookies."

 "On the plate: white chocolate cranberry cookies with a white chocolate drizzle, molasses cookies with candied ginger, homemade peppermint marshmallows, mint fudge, festive bark with dried apricots, cranberries, and pecans, peppermint truffles rolled in white chocolate and peppermint dust, milk chocolate covered peanut butter delights, white chocolate covered Nutella delights, and 4 layer “Snickers” fudge."

"We made some for family and friends!"

Kodak's Annual Christmas Party

 "A selfie mom and I took"

 "At least I got to see the real Santa."

 "Cookies with Santa!"

 "The elf is painting my hand."

 "I got a Santa tattoo!"

 "Decorating cookies"

 "The finished tree"

 "Time to eat!"

 "Story time"

 "I made a wreath"

 "With mom"

"Dad took this one"

School Christmas Program

 "All dresses up and ready to go."

 "Waiting my turn."

 "Yes, that is me on the end."

 "I sang lots of songs, but my favorite was "This Little Light of Mine."

 "With grandma and grandpa."

"Mom & dad got me flowers for after the show."

The Adventures of Rodney the Reindeer

Some people have an elf on a shelf, we have Rodney the Reindeer who was a bit mischievous this year.

Getting ready for Christmas

 "My new dress for my Christmas program."

 "Posing"

"Dad on the United Rehabilitation Services telethon presenting them a $5,000 check from proceeds from the 2013 Artistry in Wood Show."

 "Ready for Red and Green day at school."

"Being a cheeseball."

Random December Fun

 "St Nick visited!"

 "The gingerbread house I made."

 "Sydney who is now almost 13."

 "My new book even mentions Dayton!"

 "Some people have an elf on a shelf, we have Rodney the reindeer."

 "Mom at a conference with work friends. She has known all of them for years!"

 "Rodney is looking for cookies!"

 "Mom with Karuna. . .he is a COL in the Singapore Armed Forces. Mom is going to speak at the KM Singapore conference in 2014."

 "Making rainbow loom bracelets."

 "Mom on her way home in a snow storm."

 "Rodney going for a pop tart."

"Sydney trying to stay warm."

Ice Skating Party

 "Mom loves me so much, she agreed to go outside in the winter just so I could skate. If you know how much mom hates cold, you know how much she must love me."

 "Ready to skate. This is Riverscape rink in downtown Dayton."

 "Edging along the sides."

 "This is fun!"

 "Hot cocoa break."

 "Skating with Ava in the rink. I may have fallen, but. . ."

 "I got right back up."

"Ready for a triple axle."

Skating was so much fun, but I ended up with big blisters on my ankles. Ouch!