royal skating!

we had a smashing afternoon here:

a small rink to practise on

getting there

attractive

braving the big rink

poser

a penguin makes life sooo much easier

he has been...

st nicholas eve

the girls are excited about the man visiting tonight

(and secretly hoping he doesn't leave them a stick to be beaten with!)

lottie's gingerbread trees

ellie's

(courtesy of grandma...thank you)

lottie's magic dust...glitter, oats, cinnamon (because it's good for the circulation) and a white sugar lump for his horse

ellie's dust...glitter, oats, ginger (so he can smell us) and a brown sugar lump for his horse

paper shoes and characters

card and hama bead crafts

lottie's colouring

ellie's colouring

shoes outside the door tonight

make a wish with all your might

hope for something sweet

not wood to be beat

st nicholas comes tonight!

preparations are under way for tomorrow!

cookies to decorate, crafts to make, bratwurst to eat, shoes to polish

sums it up

saw a quote recently that took my breath away in it's simple truth

it explains in one short sentence why your kids are unique to you and your love for them is so unexplainably strong and limitless and like nothing you've ever felt before

they are the only ones who have heard your heart from the inside

(even i haven't heard that)

LOVE...still amazes me everyday