Baking on a rainy Monday is always fun. But making cookies to share… twice the fun 🙂
Rainy Days and Monday Monster Cookies
Megan loves Sleddin’
There once was a girl named Megan
Who absolutely loved sleddin’
Steep hills and fresh white snow
Down the hill she would go
hair flying free, then she’d go again
(She really puts her hair up and under a hat. Otherwise, she would be brushing snarls out all day!)
“Aim For Momma!”
It is a silly game we play, sort of like chicken. For them to win, the kids need to steer the sled in such a way that they can get close enough to hit me on the legs with their hands, but they are not allowed to run me over. If I move as they are coming, I lose.
In the years we have “played” this game, I can not remember ever being run over. But the kids are getting very good at steering so close they hit my legs a lot. Adrian is great at this game and Megan is quickly improving. Both together, and I almost never win.
Winter Painting
We have been enjoying some “Cookie and Canvas” painting classes. When Adrian is free, he joins Megan and me. It is a lot of fun!
The Sleigh Ride
Klaus
This little sweetie has learned to sit up without help, crawl and is starting to “chatter”.
Santa Through the “Ages”
The Dress
A favorite dress that all the girls wore.
2018
When the kids were little, they slept under Oma and Opa’s kitchen table on Christmas Eve. Once they watched the Nutcracker, they tried to catch Santa, and often woke up early because some adult needed to get into the kitchen.
Of course they all outgrew that, but we decided to pretend one year. There is no way the kids could all sleep under the table anymore.
After celebrating at Oma’s and Opa’s, we enjoyed Christmas at our house.
The Grinch has almost always been a favorite character of Mark’s. This year, Mark and Adrian got to meet him.
A Few Family Pictures
With a special focus on Oma, because her birthday falls mid December. Happy Birthday!
