Christmas Countdown

Christmas Countdown 2011

Every year my kids and I totally look forward to Christmas, the lights, the decorations, the activities, we love everything about it.  Well three or four years ago January came and the pretzels were undipped, movies were unwatched and we had never driven around to look at lights.  It was disappointing and I felt a little like a failure.  So the next year came around and I decided that it would be different but for it to be different I had to have a plan, preferably with a list, (anyone who knows me knows that a list is the glue that holds my life together).  So I started to think about all the things I love and wanted to do with my cute little family and began making my list.  And hence the "Christmas Countdown" was born.  Every day there is a little gift, and inside is either a new decoration or a note to tell us what activity we are going to do that day.  Lots of planning but totally worth it.  It helps us stay on track with all of our favorite traditions and has become a tradition in and of itself.  So here is the plan, this year I want to take note of each day and what we are doing.  This year will be filled with movies, activities, treats and service.  I love Christmas and look forward to another wonderful year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Prince Kevin

I had the chance to make a grooms cake for a girl from our ward.  And let me tell you it was FUN!!!  She brought a picture by for me to reference, and then said that I could pretty much do what I wanted with it, she just wanted a frog with a crown.  It was the first cake I ever carved so I was a little nervous especially because it was for someone outside of our family.

It was  red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.  I froze the cake and that made it a lot easier to carve.  I took several days to make it.  But with every step I fell more in love with this little guy.  I had so much fun making him, I hope I get a chance to make something else like this.