they are playing together!  building a tower together! no one is knocking it over!

Cade is so proud to be building towers like his brother.  Ignore the junk on the couch, that's what we do when we vacuum, and Dane parked his "work car" up there.

Dane helping me with a Christmas gift. Really only the edges and sides needed painted but he was such a good little helper it was fun to work on it together.

The last bit of dough leftover from making cookies.  I let Dane have at it with the rolling pin and cooking cutter, not hovering at all.  After several tries he actually was able to get one more little guy cut out.  We baked him in the toaster oven and Dane got to eat him.  It was a proud moment :o)

Cade looking on, while Dane had all the fun, next year little buddy, next year

Decorating a gingerbread house.  Every year growing up my mom made houses from scratch and we all decorated our own.  Good intentions fell short, but wanting to keep with my favorite tradition I ran to Target and bought a ready made kit, fortunately they were already marked down a little!