Christmas Eve waiting (this wasn't staged)

Making sugar cookies!

Puzzle time (this wasnt the only puzzle we did!)

Lilly's ballet recital

Arts and Crafts

Waiting to see Santa

Julian's recital

Lillian Calendar 2011

Buon Natale!

Lilly Ballet 2010

Lillian's School Recital

Just another day.

Gingerbread house at the Buckleys!

Making Christmas bread.

First we sort the wheat and pull out the stones.



Ready to roll into braids, snowmen, frogs, Santa and articokes!

Final product!

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

Today is traditionally a family day. The kids put out their shoes the night before. Find chocolate coins in the morning and then the house is filled with music, egg nog cake smells and little voices as we decorate to kick off the Christmas season.

Rolling out the gingerbread house!