My house is decorated and I have baked enough cookies for a hungry army of family members. It is officially Christmas time.
The Nisse are very naughty and have gotten into all kind of trouble. Every morning they can be found somewhere different in the house.
The girls scold them for their bad behavior, which is adorable. Their enthusiasm for Christmas magic is contagious.
At the start of the Advent season, the Nisse brought a Playmobil Weihnachtsmarkt, which has been a family favorite. Don't tell anyone, But I quite enjoy putting the market to rights after the girls have gone to bed.
Miss Bee has become quite the baking expert, and has gone from making messes in the kitchen to becoming an amazing baker in her own right. The gingerbread cake, for the occasion of Cheek's second birthday, was my own special masterpiece.
If they're not in the kitchen helping me, you can find the girls curled up in their book nook, which I have managed to fill with an embarrassing amount of Christmas books. We are reading a nightly advent story, which has become a yearly tradition, as well as a book of special Advent prayers.
Both girls are on Santa alert, and on their very best behavior, with the exception of Cheeks shouting, "NO, BABY JESUS" during church earlier this month. I'm surprised lightning bolts didn't fly down from the ceiling after that particular outburst.
We're doing our best to be good though, and would like to wish you and yours all the happiness in the world, a wonderful 2012, but especially a
Very Merry Christmas!
