Christmas Eve Fun

We went downtown this morning to see Santa and the German Christmas village. Had a nice time, and left just as the snow started to pick up.

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Christmas activities are in full swing at our house. I love Christmas activities except for one. That one is making Christmas Cookies with the kids. I hate the mess with icing everywhere and ending up with ugly cookies. I always have to guess at what character they have decorated. They don't like it much when I guess wrong and think their "Jesus" is a snowman. However things have changed. This year I went to a cookie exchange with some friends from church and one lady brought the most darling cookies. She called them Cookie Carolers. She makes sugar cookie dough and cuts off several chunks of dough and tints them different colors. The kiddos use the dough like play dough to make their amazing creations and then you bake. The kids loved this activity (even my teenagers). They had so much fun that they asked if we could call that our trial run and do it again. The best part for me is that it's not as messy and they turn out so cute. Love It!!!