Good things are cooking these last few days in our kitchen. My mom's been visiting and we've been gearing up for the winter. Mom's showed me about 5 new recipes, so we've been cooking since she arrived last Thursday. Adriaan's going to Indonesia for a number of weeks, so he's taken some days off of work to help get everything ready for the season. We hope he'll be home for Christmas, but it will depend on if the job he's going on. We've been spending time with the girls, and I've enjoyed every minute of having him home. We went to Pella, for Sinterklaas, soooo fun. Emma got to ride on the main float with Sinterklaas in their Sinterklaas parade. Emma was over the moon excited. The twins turned three on Saturday, and we've had our share of sugar between the chocolate letters, "my little pony" cakes, sugar cookies and other Dutch pastries. I could post a million photos, but this one kind of sums up the sweets that have made their way through our home. Now that all the Christmas decorations are up, snow tires on, driveway plowed... I'm about ready to make some artwork again. It's been weeks since I've done any illustrations for Illustration Friday and I'm itching to do some more painting/photo portraits. I hope you're all enjoying the season as much as I am. This morning I listened to my mom's James Taylor Christmas CD, and I'm putting it on my Christmas wish list. Never mind that actually. I think I'll pick it up this afternoon when I pick up the girl's tights and dress shoes to go with their Christmas dresses mom brought them. I'm planning a photo shoot with Grandma Sue and the girls this afternoon before she heads back to the Northwest this evening. Good times. I'm so thankful and blessed... and full of sugar.
