Broken Cars, Baking Cookies, and Babies!

What a weekend! It was probably one of the busiest weekends we have had in a long time, and we hardly ever left the house…..Ha! On Friday we took our car into the shop because it had been making some funny noises, and to our surprise, there was a lot more wrong with the car than we anticipated. After doing a bunch of calling around to find car parts, Alex decided it would be a lot cheaper if we just fixed the car ourselves. So, along with the much needed and appreciated help from Alex’s Dad and our brother-in-law, they thankfully were able to fix the car. We are so grateful that we have an amazing family that will help us out when we need it. Thanks again Bill and Phil, you guys are the best!

Because I know it is never a good idea to get in the way when guys are working on cars, I took on another project this weekend. My mother-in-law had Christmas cookie baking to do, and my two sister-in-laws and I helped her complete this task. Or should I say tasks! What was supposed to take Saturday afternoon, rolled over into Sunday afternoon as well. Between both days of baking we ended up with an estimated 80 dozen cookies. Although it was a lot to do, it was fun to just spend time together. We even became very inventive. You will notice in one of the pictures that we used an old screen to sift some flour. We couldn’t find a sifter anywhere, so the screen was the next best thing (it of course was washed).

It definitely was a jam packed weekend, filled with lots of time spent with family. And speaking of family, today we got to welcome another nephew into ours. Byron Lucas was born this afternoon, and he is adorable. Happy Birthday Byron we love you already, and congrats again Bill, Chelci and Cameron!