What kind of Christmas is Christmas without a couple o' cookies being cut & baked, hmm? We managed to wing off a few dozen gluten-free gingerbread. The girls enjoyed the dough handling more than anything (second to the actual ingestion of said cookies). I have to admit, I really like doing this too - brought me back to when I was a girl with my Mum letting me decorate cookies. We're not quite at the 'help decorate' stage but soon...
Concentrate...concentrate...
Decorated cookies.. I went a little old school, but it was worth the results..
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Smiles for the camera! New territory was conquered just before Christmas - we took the kids skating for the first time. As you can see, there's a bit of practising to be had, but at least she's confident enough to stand without holding on (okay, there's the 'safety skate' at the boards..). Even Noelle loved being out on the ice, when she wasn't hiding from the smiles of the oodles of other strangers that wanted to engage her.. How I ended up with 2 shy girls is beyond me, but they slowly show signs of emerging from their wee shells and continually surprise us.
