Christmas Baking
Hard to get Ess to take a non-silly photo sometimes.
Essie recites The Night Before Christmas based on her memory of our reading it to her.
Heading out for the office Christmas party.
Mykala brought her Naturally Dyed Goods to the Christmas market in Saint Anthony Park. Mykala had been working on them for some time at that point, developing her color palate, making local connections, and this was one of her first opportunities to get her stuff in front of other people. She met some great people, sold some items, and Ess and I visited her. Then, Ess threw an enormous tantrum on the way home because she was so confused about why we would leave and Mykala didn’t come with us right away. After about 45 minutes, Ess finally calmed down. I think you can see the tantrum coming on in this picture. We all survived.
This was Essie’s first Halloween out trick-or-treating. She’s dressed as the conductor from Dinosaur Train and she was so so excited. This was one of those nights you’ll never forget.
This is Mykala’s traditional Halloween dish. “I will make it every Halloween, forever.” says Mykala. Yep.
Ess was convinced that Band-Aids repaired all injuries. Her tending to Mykala here is so very sweet.
That’s Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie dePaola.
Via Mykala, this morning:
“Mama, is ‘stupendous’ another way to say ‘excellent’?”
“YES. Who taught you that?”
“Nobody. Me. I taught myself. I just taught my bones and my skin and my brain.”
That is stupendous.
Ess is negotiating with a tickle-banana brandished by her mama.
Compare to last year’s picture of summer kite-flying. How Ess has grown in just a year!
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