4 restless kids, worn out parents and a cranky infant… what is the answer? COOKIES!!! I made cookie dough a day or two ago from my mom’s sugar cookie recipe. It has to refrigerate for a while anyway so we cleaned the table, swept the floor, washed the hands and let the kids go nuts! Topless cookie making for the little ones (the flour splash zone is rather vast) but lots of fun!

Making cookies

Echo had Ken up BEFORE the crack of dawn and I was up late working on a gift for one of the kids so our morning was rather shot even before we got going. But we made do. Today’s Bible passage was about the angel telling Zachariah about the impending birth of John. We counted our days left… found our hidden object and then it was time to play for a while. 

Baby in a Box

This evening was special… Sugarplum storytime at the nearby library branch AND our mini Christmas with Victoria (and then my camera had ANOTHER issue and I had to have a minor pout… the piece holding the battery in… broke… which is odd as I don’t remove the battery EVER! Here’s hoping Ken can gimmick it and it is under warranty). So we had the kids snack BEFORE library program at 7 and off we all went. It was great fun… there were stories, songs, crafts AND candy canes! 

Crafting

In front of the tree... thank you Victoria for the emergency use of your camera!

We had a snacky post library dinner type thing, hung out and chatted and generally had a great time. AND we were able to give Victoria her Christmas present – my first gift giving of the season!!! I have added to her owl collection! 

Present time!

It was a great start to really celebrating Christmas. Tomorrow is supposed to be full of company and hopefully us finishing our Polar Express lapbooks (we did one part today which leaves I think one more part tomorrow). They read that story at storytime today as well! I have to share this video… this is THE Christmas carol I remember from Reinsch Christmas parties… sung in harmony with my Uncle Brian doing the boom boom boom…

So beyond the camera issue (when do I NOT have a camera issue? I think I need to start a fund for a DSL and let me change grow over time!!!) it was a rather good day!! 

Story Time!