Christmas confection

Here is my little sugar plum, fresh home from church. The dress was a last minute find in the hand-me-down box (who knew?), and the cape is part of an outfit she received today from my parents. I have been wanting a cape for her (and myself) and this one is the cutest I have seen.

We had a wonderful day. The kids and I stayed home while Steve filled people's last minute music requests at the store. The only thing on my "to do" list was to bake the Rivelkuchen for tomorrow's breakfast. It can be done in stages throughout the day, so that's what I did. The house smells sweet and yeasty, and the kuchen looks better than it has in years.

Our tradition is to have "snack plate" for dinner (cheese, crackers, salami, veggies, etc.), then open gifts. Sam loves everything we let him open so far, including the tool kit from my parents. His school had a segment on tools, so he knew how to use the hand drill and didn't want to put it away when it was time for bed.

Santa is on his way now, with stocking stuffers and a few more choice gifts. More pictures to come...