Christmas Eve Cookies
I just love all the little traditions of Christmas. So many little precious memories are made. We had a delightful little snow fall on Monday. It was enough to cover the trees and walkways. I peeked out of the window to see our Christmas lights gleaming through the white snow. With the quiet that comes with snow and the colorful lights the world seemed totally perfect at that moment. The quiet broke with a suddenly sonic boom a couple hours later when the kids woke up.
I started the kids cutting and decorating cookies to bake for Santa. We used a recipe our Bishop's wife gave us. They came singing Christmas songs the night before. Caroling seems rare around here so that was a real treat. The boys totally enjoyed the singing. They were so excited that they sang two more songs! Back to Christmas Eve. Justin stayed home after lunch from work. I took an hour to finish wrapping gifts. Amelia helped me make pretzel dough for soup bowls. Justin manned the Clam Chowder this year. I was nursing the baby. Oh goodness...the chowder was amazing in the salt crusted bread bowls. That might need to happen again.
Amelia was in charge of gathering costumes for our Christmas play. She did an awesome job outfitting everyone with scarves and such. She even decorated Evelyn's chair with a blanket and stuffed animals. Amelia was Mary, Phillip was Joseph, Evelyn posed as Baby Jesus, Justin was the donkey, and Everett was a shepherd. Several times throughout the season we get out the Little People manger scene and act out the story. Our Nelf had a mix up. She delivered the gifts and treat then knocked on the window at like 6 pm. She forgot the time. The kids dragged the stuff sitting on the porch into the house. Somehow Innej snuck the bag away and hid it until the right time.
I started the kids cutting and decorating cookies to bake for Santa. We used a recipe our Bishop's wife gave us. They came singing Christmas songs the night before. Caroling seems rare around here so that was a real treat. The boys totally enjoyed the singing. They were so excited that they sang two more songs! Back to Christmas Eve. Justin stayed home after lunch from work. I took an hour to finish wrapping gifts. Amelia helped me make pretzel dough for soup bowls. Justin manned the Clam Chowder this year. I was nursing the baby. Oh goodness...the chowder was amazing in the salt crusted bread bowls. That might need to happen again.
Amelia was in charge of gathering costumes for our Christmas play. She did an awesome job outfitting everyone with scarves and such. She even decorated Evelyn's chair with a blanket and stuffed animals. Amelia was Mary, Phillip was Joseph, Evelyn posed as Baby Jesus, Justin was the donkey, and Everett was a shepherd. Several times throughout the season we get out the Little People manger scene and act out the story. Our Nelf had a mix up. She delivered the gifts and treat then knocked on the window at like 6 pm. She forgot the time. The kids dragged the stuff sitting on the porch into the house. Somehow Innej snuck the bag away and hid it until the right time.
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