The Most Wonderful Time of Year...

I love and hate this season...I'm not a grinch, but I have this talent/curse that I see the very best and very worst in everything, I think it is a by-product of debate in high school that I have yet to shake. Anyway, I love the anticipation, the decorating, the beautiful scenery, the worldwide recognition of Christ and the general buzz of kindness and charity in the air. However, I also do not enjoy the work it takes to decorate and take it down, to bake the yummy stuff then do all the dishes.

Oh well, I do it over and over again every year, because you can't have anything good or worthwhile without putting work into it.

Yesterday I made homemade fudge and today I tried cupcake bites. Both required a dishwasher full of dishes, but Hannah and I are creating a tradition, I guess that is ultimately something to cherish. Here are some pictures of our work tonight for Family Home Evening:


(I totally stole the idea from Candace who made them for Thanksgiving, so no credit is due here, plus she did a MUCH better job! Don't know if you can tell, but they are like 1" square, just tiny little bites!)