Smiles

some smiles from the past week:

1. nadia’s crazy hair after nap time one day.

2. finishing leila’s scarf (she was super happy about it :)

3. nadia hugging on the puppy puppet that was mine when i was a baby.

4. girls who want their picture taken (and how can i resist the cuteness?!)

5. homemade peppermint bark…YUM!!! recipe found here.

6. two little girls enjoying said peppermint bark :)

7. one little girl who still likes to hang out in cupboards :)

8. finishing a little project for myself with the yummy purple yarn i posted about last week.  it was my first time using a lace weight yarn.  and i love this scarf so much i want to make it in multiple colors!

9. making Christmas cookies with my girls.  this sugar cookie recipe came from my great grandma.  growing up, my sister and i always made and decorated these cookies with our parents every year.  i want it to be a tradition with my girls, too.

10. and of course enjoying the fruits of their labor…eating a cookie and the rest of the frosting!!

11. my girls saying sweet things to me out of the blue (like, “you’re my favorite mom.”)

12. “Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.”  Psa. 27:14

13. “But certainly God has heard; He has given heed to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer nor His lovingkindness from me.”  Psa. 66:19-20

is everyone ready for Christmas?  what are your plans?