Whew! The holidays have come and gone for another year. Our Christmas was wonderful this year. Parker was so much fun to watch with all of his new toys and fabulous wonders. 

In the days before Christmas I was a busy bee in the kitchen with flour covered counters and the sweet smell of holiday cookies in the kitchen. I made cookies for all of our friends and neighbors along with homemade dog biscuits for the families with pets. I believe the final count was 155 cookies to all…and some left over for us of course (I may have had more than my fair share of baked goods over the holiday).

Along with cookies I took on the pleasure of making Christmas breakfast for the family which I believe was a hit considering seconds were had and the only thing remaining was the extra batch of Dog Team Tavern sticky buns that I made. The tavern was a restaurant that our family used to eat at in Vermont. Thanks Mom, for giving me the idea to make them! The winter fruit compote was a flavorful citrus delight and the smoked ham and swiss quiche was perfect. 

Justin and I also hosted Christmas dinner later that evening, which was good as well (but not as good as breakfast in my opinion). I was hoping that one of our 3 amaryllis that I had potted would be in bloom for Christmas day…one was definitely ready to burst, but the show came afterward, a couple of days later. They really do amaze me as a flower and I will probably have many more of them over the next few years.

Unfortunately we had no snow to speak of on the big day (they’re hogging it all in Vermont), but I did manage to snap a few pictures the day it did snow months ago.

All in all I am very excited to start this new year. There have been many ideas brewing in my head for crafty projects to come…so much brewing that I couldn’t even sleep last night! But thank goodness for Parker’s amazing sleep routine. He slept from 4:30 pm to 7:00 am this morning and his last meal had been at 1:00 in the afternoon!