Christmas Party

So, our church always promotes having a Christmas party for our neighbors to get to know them, then at the end invite them to Christmas Eve service. They even hand out a fabulous little party in a box that includes invitations and a dvd packed with ideas for games, recipes, etc. Hayden was with us one day when the pastor promoted this. He was on board in no time and took a box.

Well, unbeknown to us, he started filling out invitations and handing them out to his neighborhood friends. Well... guess who showed up last night! LOL... Jonathan was playing guitar hero in his pj's and I was just getting home from a little trip to the store... and we have nothing planned. Or I should say, Hayden had nothing planned. There they all were with poor little Zoe trying to keep up in her summer tank dress and black patent leather shoes ... her "ballet shoes". So, we quickly pooled our resources and found a frozen pizza, chicken, potatoes, green beans, and apples.... I know, seriously? The kids raved about the "homemade" pizza... (whatever.. thank you diagorno) and said the apples were the best ever. What nice kids! Then we had them make our homemade cup ornaments. Haven't seen them? See pics and directions below... Anyway, the "party" was a success and it was topped off with ice cream at the end. Fun times! Good idea Hayden!

Cup Ornaments
"Ingredients":

• plastic tumbler cups (the kind that would crack/break if you squeezed them)
• plastic beads (the clearish colored ones look best)
• nail
• pliers
  
• candle
• thin ribbon or ornament hanger
  

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place beads inside cup... OR... put cup upside down and put the beads on top. Put them on a baking sheet and bake for about 5 min... or until they are flatish. After they have cooled, using the pliers, heat up the nail over the candle and poke a hole through the ornament. Use the ribbon or ornament hanger to put through the hole.

They are very unique and mess free!