We tried to make gingerbread house...
It was fun for awhile.... before it started collapsing because the icing wasn't strong enough!
Jovan tried to rescue it but I decided that we'll just eat our gingerbread house before Christmas then! Well, one has to be flexible right? ^.^
Angel also baked thumbprint cookies as gift for grandma and Roy, Mavis and Fredrik who joined us to celebrate Christmas this year. She did everything herself and Ivan helped to squeeze on the marmalade, nice work!
Cookies all ready to be wrapped. Homemade and filled with love!
There is an advantage when you hang around the kitchen when mommy is making something. Occasionally you get a treat or two....
I made chocolates for Mavis and Fredrik and some for my Taiwanese friend who did not return to Taiwan for holiday this year.
Hubby made some lussekatt (saffron buns) with kiddos, yummy!
Then we laid out the table. Out came the Christmas table clothe, nuts and clementines....
The glögg (mulled wine) set....
I hung up the Christmas cards as part of the decorations....
We used to put this green, Christmas tree looking thing on the balcony but this year hubby decided to hang it indoor and it turned out to be quite good!
The handmade corner. Everything was made by the kids, except for the big Santa which hubby bought about 2 years ago.
The kids got to open the presents they received from family in Singapore on Christmas eve morning.
The boys getting into the Christmas mood!
Ok... the hat is a little big for Chris....
Christmas tree disappearing among all the presents!
Table was set and ready to welcome our guests, grandma, Roy, Mavis and Fredrik!
Then Santa finally arrived!
Ivan must be thinking that there is something strangely familiar with Santa....
1 day after Christmas was hubby's birthday, and of course he got the traditional "Breakfast-in-bed".
The small ones were waiting for the bigger ones to get breakfast ready.
"Ja må han leva...." (Birthday song in Swedish)
Happy 25th birthday baby!
Birthday dinner was his favorite schnitzel and I stir-fried the kale which Mavis forgot to bring home on Christmas eve. Nice!
Angel baked and decorated his birthday cake, nice to have a sous chef finally!
"Hmmm..... it's a little.....hard to cut..." but it was tasty!
After all that we had done, we were as exhausted as Chris......
Next on the list, New Year's Eve!!!
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