Pinterest and Peppernut Inspired

A week ago Friday after school, 

the oldest three girls came over after school to craft.

It was a joy to see how excited they were!

I would love to show what they made, but they were so proud of their

accomplishments that they decided to use them as Christmas gifts.

So, no posting ... Mimi!

We also did some baking, rolling out a peppernut recipe
to make shaped gingerbread men etc. and these snowmen cookies.

After dinner we watched The Princess Switch ...

a perfect girl movie.

How I love this age!

As I do this one! So fun to see them experience their "firsts".

As they were cutting peppernuts,

they were humming a tune from Annie.

When I asked if they had seen the movie,

Evy said, "I'm not allowed to watch the end ... there's a scary part.

That's where a man chases Annie. His name is Chicken."

And if that does not make you laugh,

you have not seen the movie.

When Daddy picked up Jade, she told him,

"Mimi let us use a very safe knife!" 

I kept aside some of the Peppernut dough to do my own playing.

Our Community Group (Church Care Group) got together

for appies and dessert this week.

One game we played, we were blindfolded and 

given construction paper and stickers to shape and decorate trees.

And last night ... ending the second week of December,

we attended An Irish Christmas 
performed by the 

Abbotsford Youth Orchestra with Dr. Calvin Dyck,

the Steel School of Irish Dance and the Alumni Project

which is a choral group of graduates from MEI.

The readings were done with a beautiful Irish accent.

It was another wonderful evening with friends!