Henry Ford Museum Sunday Dec 21st

We created a marble coaster and it worked

In der Weihnachtsbaeckerei

Our little Sunshine in the morning:

Yesterday Night I hosted a really fun Ladies' Night - Baking Cookies! We organized it so well that within 4 hrs together we came up with so many cookies... it was too many for 5 families *lol*.

Jenny and I prepared already four doughs prior to start and so did Eva. The rest that didn't really need to stay in the fridge for a long time we made right then and there and it was a big hit...

Bunte Platzchen, Vanille Kipferl, Schoko Crossis, Zimtgebaeck, Cream Cheese Spirals,

Zimtsterne, Zitronentaler, Nougat Kipferl und Kokosmakronen :)... anybody need any cookies?

 Carola, Adelheid, Eva, Heike, Ulla ich und Jenny (left to right)

Zoe was very upset that she couldn't join our ladies night. When I told her it's a mom's night she right away noticed Ulla and Jenny being there and they are not Moms! Too smart that little lady. But now I had to promise her to do a ladies night with her sometime soon :)... oki dok, we'll do :).

The two are fighting about the playmobil catalogue. Guess what Santa will bring them? :)

Busy Holiday Prep Time

Some pics from Leia my little niece :).

Jenny getting a manicure :)

Leia goes home... very exciting day:

On FR Dec 12th I took the teens to help at a church event where families adopt families in need and give them a christmas they are not able to have this year. I thought this was a very great event to get the kids active and help and to see the joy in the kids and parents that have a lot more struggles than we think you can have. Even Santa made its appearance and we had a great time making this day so very special for these families in need:

Play Date at Sarah's SAT morning

 Janos' Birthday Party SAT afternoon (yes, we're crazy busy all over the place)

even Eva had an amazing time :)... next time I really need to bring my normal camera so pics like this are not so blurry!

SUN afternoon we had a German Kaffee Kraenzchen at Eva's place and did some christmas crafts with the kids afterwards. It was really great

SUN morning we got our tree and put it up already while the kids couldn't wait to decorate it they started already... cracked me up!

TUE after we had a nice dinner we finally got all the toys removed from the tree and we decorated it very very beautiful. This tree is really amazing looking... we love it.

THU at Xtreme Bounce... the kids are really good at air hokey

Even Henry scored a couple of times :)... how cute

Ok, now up to date again :). Time to load up my small camera I finally found it *lol*... gotta take some better pics next time.