Boy have we had fun this week! I love the entire week of Thanksgiving and also the entire month leading up to Christmas. Our days are filled with baking and family. Two of my favorite things.
One of Ellie's favorite things to do is help Grandma Marti make sugar cookies. She gets so excited about each and every step from rolling out the dough all the way to putting on the sprinkles. My Mom is so patient with Ellie even when she gets
carried away with the sprinkles.
I was working on a project on the computer downstairs while the two of them were decorating cookies and every two minutes I would hear my Mom say (in a happy grandma voice, not an exasperated mommy voice), "Whoa Ellie! That's enough! That's enough!" And Ellie would say, "But Grandma, there's one more spot!" So I came up to see how is was going and there was Ellie covering every inch of the cookies with colored sugar sprinkles. She was so proud of herself.
Rolling out the dough
Frosting (with my Mom's delicious homemade cream cheese frosting - yum!)
Learning to take it easy on the sprinklesI love our family tradition on the day after Thanksgiving. And no, it's not braving the crowds and throwing punches at all the Black Friday sales. It's not our thing. But after a yummy dinner at my Mom and Dad's house with my Dad's side of the family, we brave the crowds and the cold on the town square where we wait to see Santa arrive on his fire truck to flip the switch for all the Christmas lights followed by a great fireworks show. Ellie was so excited to see Santa and she had a blast watching the 'big boomers' with her cousins this year. I was a little worried that the fireworks might scare Piper but I was wrong. She was absolutely mesmerized. It was so cute. In fact, this year I think it was more fun for Rob and I to watch the girls' reactions to the fireworks than to watch the actual fireworks.
Ellie with her favorite Uncle RyRy
Piper and Rob enjoying Piper's first fireworks show
Snuggling Daddy to get warm
All bundled up
2 comments:
Your girls are adorable! When I see Ellie with her BEAUTIFUL long hair. It makes me want to have a girl. Your girls will never forget the great memories grandma's and grandpa's create. Happy Holidays!
That's great! I love your comment about your mom using a nice "grandma" voice and not a "mommy" voice. I made sugar cookies yesterday and had big plans for Chloe to help. What a nightmare!!! Seriously. I was so stressed the whole time and it wasn't fun. Not proud to say it, but it's true. I need to work on my "nice mommy" voice. Maybe when Chloe's 3 it'll be easier??
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