While the gingerbread cookies were baking in the oven, the girls headed out front to throw out the reindeer food on the lawn for Santa's reindeer. Olivia and her class made a little reindeer food craft that included reindeer food which looks a lot like oatmeal with glitter in it. The girls had so much fun spreading out the reindeer food on the lawn and then ended up throwing it as high as they could. Once it was all out, we headed back to the kitchen to finish our gingerbread cookie baking (and eating).
That evening, after we were done opening and playing with presents, the girls got into their pjs and we read "The Night Before Christmas" to them before they gathered up the cookies and a glass of milk to set by the fireplace. Santa would have a lot of yummy cookies to eat when he arrived. Of course, since it was Christmas Eve our little friend Winter would be returning to the North Pole, which made Sofia a little bit sad. She really loves to see where Winter ends up each morning and what mischief she got up to in the middle of the night. Olivia could still care less about Winter. We said good night and goodbye to Winter and put the girls to bed and went to bed excited to see what Santa brings....
My little bakers
Rolling out the gingerbread cookie dough
Pistachio biscotti with lemon drizzle - yum!
Reindeer food
The girls are ready to throw out the reindeer food onto the grass
Sprinkling reindeer food on the grass
Giving the reindeer food a good toss across the grass
Setting out cookies and milk for Santa
The girls and cookies by the fireplace
The cookies and milk on a plate Olivia made in class
Our tree all lite up and ready for Santa to arrive
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