Chocolate and cookies!
I couldn't have asked for a better first day of Christmas. Brett and I started our advent calender today.
I have the best personal baker ever. When it comes to treats in the kitchen Brett is practically a pro. This has to be a result of all the treats his family makes. It is also a result of all the cookie favors I ask for.
Today we made snicker doodle cookies and two batches of fudge, regular fudge and toffee fudge. Baking in the kitchen with my husband was fun. We didn't make too much of a mess and we had fun laughing about Mariah Carey's Joy to the World song.
After baking we went to our stake's Christmas concert. This was the perfect kick off for our Twelve Day of Christmas. Brett had to be a professional usher, so I sat through most the concert by myself. It was AMAZING.
This wasn't like a little performance. They were dead serious about it. They auditioned their performers, had a mixing board, giant speakers, and a full orchestra. They did prelude music with a children's choir. The kids harmonized. HARMONIZED. I've never seen kids do that. A number of Christmas songs were performed including Let It Snow, Feliz Navidad, Jingle Bells, We Three Kings, and three parts of Handel's Messiah. These people could sing. Wow. My favorite performance was I Believe in Christ. It was so strong and powerful. They could pass for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was so good.
To end our day, we shared our baked treats with our parents and siblings. My brother showed some impressive self control with the treats we brought. He definitely wanted some and watched as everyone else got multiple helpings. He asked me to put a tiny piece of fudge on plate and he later added half a cookie. Then he told me that he wasn't going to eat till after I left cause if I was gone with the treats he couldn't have a second helping. He did great.
Anyways. Happy third night of Hanukah.
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