We're having lots of fun at our house getting ready for the holidays. The kids and I are crafting and baking! These stars they're making are called "Waldorf window stars"--may be a little early, but they're already making our windows look festive, and the kids so enjoyed making them.
Sarah helped me make 4 dozen cinnamon rolls the other day for Thanksgiving (breakfast) with my side of the family. She did great--we froze them before baking them, so we had to sample a thawed out and baked pan this morning--not bad at all! Sarah is a great help in the kitchen. (I have us wear these bandannas to keep hair out of the food, but the kids think we're the coolest pirate cooks ever!)
I found a tutorial here for these cute no sew flower headbands (I did mine all with a glue gun b/c I didn't have Fabri-Tac). Made a couple last night and Sarah thinks they're fun, so I might have to make a few more--maybe a few for gifts. They're so easy and basically free--I just used scraps of material I had, and I've got plenty of headbands. This is her "gameday" headband...
...and her super fancy pink and green one. She loves it!
In other news, our puppy Jake has become an almost exclusively-indoor dog this past week. (He's spent much of his life in our backyard because the weather has been so nice and his sister--neighbor's dog and litter-mate-- plays out there with him.) He's doing great about not having accidents, and is actually becoming our dream dog! So glad we got him!
All so cute Gail! We are excited to have you here soon- even Jake! Love, Mom
ReplyDeleteThese are all such great ideas! I'll bet your kids think they have the funnest mom!! I'm intrigued by the freezing before baking. I've wondered if you could do that but never tried it.
ReplyDeleteGail, You are an awesome mom! Love it and love seeing an update about Jake! :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Jake is so cute! Our cats tend to move indoors more during the winter months too and boy do they put on some weight! Between their winter fur and the winter weight, there's a lot of extra "fluff" going on between October and March!
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