We haven’t had much snow yet this year, so it took me awhile to realize that Christmas is coming soon.
No, I haven’t done all my gift shopping or baked my holiday cookies, but at least we have the outdoor lights up and the Christmas tree decorated.
Baby steps…
No, I haven’t done all my gift shopping or baked my holiday cookies, but at least we have the outdoor lights up and the Christmas tree decorated.
Baby steps…
My favourite ornaments are the pewter picture frames my mom gave the kids. |
Jolene gradually seems to grow tired of my picture-taking. |
We also celebrated my husband’s birthday this week, with a quiet family dinner. I decided to make a cake I’ve never made before. I settled on this recipe for chocolate cola cake that I spotted on Pinterest. It is more decadent than my usual recipe, but nobody seemed to mind. It turned out to be quite delicious, nice and firm with lots of chocolate icing. |
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Here's the fam, just waiting to dig in. |
How are your holiday preparations coming along?

Happy Belated to Lou! Are we ever going to see you again?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure, unknown ;)
ReplyDeleteHorray for birthday cakes and Christmas trees! Wishing you the merriest:)
ReplyDeleteGreat decorations! Just making the house look festive is so much fun, and really gets you into the holiday spirit. It took me years to convince my mom to permit any sort of tree, and I cherish my tiny, silver tinsel Chanukah bush. :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds nice, Hannah. My favourite seasonal decorations are strings of lights. They cheer me up, and they can stay up all winter, since they aren't really a Christmas thing.
ReplyDeleteHey, your Christmas tree decorating ideas are pretty cool. i love the way you use the photos as ornaments, so clever.
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