busy days

holidays are about to start and we are going through really busy and exciting days...

for me there's nothing better than the smell of Christmas cookies in the house. luckily the girls were eager to join in and did some great rolling, cutting and eating of course. it was great fun, we were just sooo busy with our hands we forgot about the soundtrack to this activity :-)

'couse that's what comes next on my list...Christmas music...I love it all! I used to be a bit over it when I was teaching and preparing Christmas music starting from October...but now I could have it all day long except one song that I prefer to save for Christmas Eve - silent night...

it is hard sometimes within this busy days to enjoy it and not just let it pass and get it done. I was in the middle of running this week when I stopped myself and allowed myself a break and really told myself to... yes, have a lot of things to do, but also to take a deep breath in between and soak it in, to remember exactly that moment...

...when a yoga class sets free that special energy

...my big girl does her dance class for the parents to watch

...my little girl does decorate a cake like a Christmas tree

...Saint Nikolaus made a stop at our doorstep

...I sit and pause with a yummy snack and chai...