merry christmas!

belle pastry

french patisserie

pink macaroons, almond croissant, heart cookie

i think we'll be stopping by on Valentine's Day with our little loves

{and by the way, check out our festive Christmas pictures here}

merry christmas to all

christmas wish list

My Christmas elves . . .

Sophia: "Anna, if you give me a Diamond Castle Barbie for Christmas, I'll give YOU a Diamond Castle Barbie for Christmas . . . if you give me one."
Anna: "Can I have a pet cicada?"
Clara: What's red, furry, and is called "Mo-mo"?
Chris: Something found at Costco
Rachel: What could I possibly want? I feel so blessed. And then, the other day I took the girls to Borders. My senses were attacked by shiny book art, book smell, coffee smell, smooth covers and unwrinkled pages just begging to be turned. {Not to mention the Twilight display dead center.} I'll be making that list right now . . . .

Santa's coming!

The Nutcracker

I love, love my life as mommy of little girls. Today I took the girls to their first Nutcracker production. A sweet little Eastside company put on a very magical show.

Anna whispered "Look Mommy, the mice! The tree! The snowflakes! Mother Ginger!" throughout the entire performance. But, she wouldn't let me talk to her. She sat on the edge of her seat with eyes fixed on the stage. During intermission she asked, "When is the play going to start again?" every few seconds.
Sophia's little body wiggled in time to the music, but she also only had eyes for the ballerinas. In fact, both girls toes were tapping . . . which, since they dance to the Nutcracker music every day, isn't surprising.
Their favorite part was Mother Ginger {and someday, if I'm really brave, I'll post a video of ME as Mother Ginger--a favorite little activity in our house!}.

The best part was meeting The Prince after the performance! He was very sweet. {Look at Sophia's face . . . !}