It is definitely feeling like Christmas here now for me. First clue was the 6:30am dash to the supermarket. I got a parking spot, I got my shopping and I got the hell out. Success!
And then I came home and the cookie fest began.
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| Rolling and cutting. |
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| The girls got organising. |
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| They delved into every cupboard and pulled out every sprinkle, etc. |
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| And then the fun began. |
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| Three generations getting sticky and silly. |
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| I did the cake. |
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| And we all worked on the gingerbread house together. It is the first year we haven't used a pre-bought kit. Making it stand up and stay stood up is not easy! |
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| Some, not all, of the decorated cookies. Happy, but exhausted, girls. |
The house is still clean - other than the dining room floor which is now covered in sprinkles of all sorts. The sausage stuffing is made. As is the red cabbage for tomorrow nights dinner - a homage to himself's Scandinavian roots. The girls and the grandparents are now watching a Christmas dvd and I am trying to chisel hardened icing from the dining room table.
I do hope you are having as much fun as we are.
Susan
Leave the icing - I'll come and gnaw it off!
ReplyDeleteLooking fabulous, darling!
looks like you have had a fantastic day- we have made many gingerbread houses over past christmases - so much fun
ReplyDeleteLooks like a very fun day! We have similar plans for the afternoon though on a much smaller scale!
ReplyDeleteLooks like such fun - I love those days leading up to the big day when you can relax and do stuff like that. Liking the sound of the red cabbage too!
ReplyDeleteDo you have Czech roots too? Everyone here is making gingerbread like it's going out of fashion! I'll send Lucy (the dog) around to clean up the floor - she's very obliging - will eat anything!
ReplyDeleteDo you have Czech roots too? Everyone here is making gingerbread like it's going out of fashion! I'll send Lucy (the dog) around to clean up the floor - she's very obliging - will eat anything!
ReplyDeleteOh my! Looks very kitcheny to me. Not an area I enjoy being in. I'm with you on the 6.30am dash to the supermarket though - hideous places, and hell holes when busy.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Christmas with all that icing and a happy ( profitable) New Yesr to your dentist!!
Di xo
I've never seen so many sprinkles in one kitchen! WOW! Great looking cookies. Did you know that you can't buy alcohol on your 06.30 dash to supermarket unless you want to wait until 08.00? - ask me how I know this infuriating fact!!!!
ReplyDeleteAw what a lovely day! Lovely to see old(er) and yound enjoying themselves. And what a lot of sprinkles you have - all the better to decorate with my dear! Hope you got all the icing off after your hard work yesterday! Jxo
ReplyDeleteOooh what a fun day. I have slight sprinkles envy! I've also always wanted to do a gingerbread house but can't face making the house. Have never seen kits - they'd definitely be the way to go for me!
ReplyDeleteLooks like so much fun and I have sprinkles envy too. x
ReplyDeleteYou see, you are one of those woman that I talk about on my blog post today.
ReplyDeletePlease let me know what your secret is?
Have a Very Merry Christmas x
........and its' probably best not to talk about the washing up!
ReplyDeleteMarry Christmas!
That is a serious sprinkle store - wow!
ReplyDeleteHave a great Christmas Susan.
awww wish I was there too! Gingerbread looks awesome... and wow, thats some decoratin factory you got too!
ReplyDeleteUgh, I could have done without the rain on the drive down today thank you very much! Still, shove a few of those cookies down the line to me and I'm sure I'll perk up ;o)
ReplyDeleteWhat a day indeed! really, you were hiding all those sprinkles :) I guess with such tallented chefs in the house I'm not surprised! Merry Christmas to you and Yours Susan :) x
ReplyDeleteThose are the most perfect gingerbread cookies I have ever scene. You must share the recipe so I can save it for next year. Mr. R loves a good gingerbread cookie!
ReplyDeleteM*E*R*R*Y C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S to you and yours! Hope you have a fabulous time!!
ReplyDeleteOh Susan, that looks like SO much fun! I'm coming to your house :)
ReplyDeleteMy Mum decorates cakes for other people and I love it when she drafts me in to make the icing figures etc!
Merry Christmas all x
Major feelings of inadequacy over here - domestic diva that you are!
ReplyDeleteMajor feelings of inadequacy over here - domestic diva that you are!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you are enjoying yourself. That makes me ever so happy. Enjoy these moments because they grow so fast!!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a great time! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen such a wonderful collection of sprinkles! The cake and biscuits look wonderful! Shall I send Archie round to lick the floor?! Please can we see a photo of the red cabbage?!
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