Ella and Zoë: Gingerbread Houses

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Gingerbread Houses

The girls made Gingerbread Houses at preschool last Thursday.

I always did this activity with my Kindergarten classes (using milk cartons, graham crackers, frosting, candy AND 6th Grade Helpers!!), so I was curious how it would go with three-year olds.

It was such a BLAST!!!

I think Ella and Zoe would agree : )

A house made of candy -- how awesome is that?!

: )

4 comments:

Taylor said...: Looks so yummy and fun! Way to go girls.; December 13, 2009 at 9:55 PM
SouthernDogwoods said...: Adorable & YUMMY!; December 14, 2009 at 7:14 AM
Annie said...: Wonderful, I like it. And the most important thing is how simple and easy it was for the girls to make it.

Thanks for sharing.

Have a wonderful week.

PS: Thank so you for your comments. I appreciate it a lot. God bless you, dear friend.; December 14, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Heather said...: I am so impressed that three year olds did this! I was thinking of doing one with charlotte but skipped it, maybe I shouldn't have.

Oh, you asked a while back how I "start" good behavior. Usually, I fail, but I attempt it with using a timer. The ticking timer sometimes scare her into action. Sometimes.; December 16, 2009 at 1:31 PM

The Beginning of the Adventure . . .

After trying and waiting for a long time, June 26th 2006 was the estimated due date of Baby A and Baby B. We were thrilled. But a little over 10 weeks early our doctor decided it was time for us to meet the babies. On Wednesday, April 19th at 6:49 pm, Ella Marie was born. We named her after Tom’s mom, Della Marie, and her name means 'Light'. She weighed 2 pounds 14 ounces, was 16 inches long and was perfect. At 6:51 pm, Zoë Dianne was born. We named her after my mom, Dianne, and her name means ‘Life’. She weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces, was also 16 inches long and was perfect too.

Both girls stayed in the NICU for almost 2 months and did really well, especially considering all of the 'what could have/should have beens'. It was a 'one step forward two steps backwards' type of dance those first few weeks, but after 47 days we brought Zoe home and 10 days later brought Ella home. FINALLY, we were all four under the same roof, and were ready to start the next exciting chapter in our lives . . .

Ella and Zoe turned FIVE this April and are THRIVING. They are fun, funny, naughty and sweet. The joy they bring to our lives is immeasurable. They are also really fun to take pictures of : )