My mind has been all over the place lately, and I am kicking myself for leaving my memory card in my computer while we went to Bakersfield for Thanksgiving, Madison's Baby Shower and Carol's Birthday party. Seriously, I can only blame it on pregnant brain. I even went as far as to bring the battery charger for the camera just in case. Grrr. Anyways, luckily, my sister took a few pictures of the baby shower with Great Grandpa Joe's camera, and I am hoping to get those around Christmas. I will be doing a backlog of posts in December...
On another note, I love the holidays! We decorated when we got back into town, and we are delighted that our eldest daughter shares our festive spirit. She loves to dance to the snow globes, and is excited to show guest "Baby Jesus" in the nativity. I was feeling the holiday baking spirit, and made Mississippi Mud Cookies with the leftover marshmallows from some my candied sweet potatoes. They were a hit in our house, and I will probably make them for any cookie exchanges I go to this season.
Some of my favorite gifts (both to get and give) are homemade ones. During the summer I began working on this project, and I finally finished it. It is a cupcake pan with little felt cupcakes and inside the pan is matching fabric for a color-match game. Lindsay is into her play kitchen and I thought it would be fun for her to 'bake' some cupcakes while practicing her colors (the teacher in me). I made two sets, one for Lindsay and Madison, already foreseeing sharing issues. I think Maddie will enjoy chewing on the cupcakes, but will later appreciate the idea. I got the idea from a crafty blog site, which of course, I can't remember.
Those are adorable! And I'm sure they'll like them that much more since they were made by mom! :)
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