The teacher in me enjoys books…not of the chapter sorts but of the story sorts. Our basement is filled with boxes yet to be unpacked of books from my classroom…books I someday hope the read with our little ones.
With that said, whenever I come across a good picture book, I find my typical frugalness transfer to that of an impulse buyer all in effort to provide our kiddos with as many print/illustration opportunities as possible.
Before Christmas, while I was attending MOPS, I stumbled upon this book at the church bookstore. I casually flipped through it and found myself delighted by the bright illustrations and rhyme of the story.
Reading the book triggered a little plan for Christmas Eve in my heart, the plan included cake, decorations and a simple birthday celebration.
On Christmas Eve, we set out to bake a birthday cake and decorate the house in Jesus’ honor.
B helped bake the cake…
Because of the special occasion, B got a chance to taste the batter…he SO enjoyed the finger-tip-sized treat!
While the cake was in the oven, we worked on decorating our living room. I had grand ideas of B learning how to make a paper chain…
He was more interested in the roll of tape!
But did make sure to tell me that I was doing a good job with the help of a hug and a kiss!
Little A cheered us on from the comfort of her excersaucer…
C acted as the chief ‘decoration hanger’…and enjoyed help from his little apprentice!
Once the decorations were hung, we were officially ready to celebrate the most important birthday ever celebrated!
Just before naptime, B helped frost and decorate the cake…
And then set it aside as we waited patiently for Christmas morning to arrive.
C had the idea of enjoying the cake as a special breakfast treat on Christmas morning. We sang ‘Happy Birthday’ and then B blew out the candles!
The cake acted as a fantastic breakfast treat…and proved to be the start of a sweet family tradition.
Be blessed.
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