The end of 2011was a mix of many things to do, places to be, kids and family time. I told myself that my kids and family couldn’t be put on hold and it was okay to pause the blog until the new year.

We had a great Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. My family was together for Christmas for the first time in over 20 years and it was superb.

Santa Claus was awesome. He clearly enjoyed the croissant my girls left him on Christmas Eve and he even left a note for them on the drawing they made. My brother said he heard them discussing the note and how excited they were by it. One of them said, “He even wrote the note in RED!!!”

Picture for Santa and his note to the girls

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year and may 2012 be a year full of love, babies and families.

The January blog post will start the year off on a yummy note. Enjoy one of my favorite and super-easy cookie recipes. Great for kids and adults.

Aloha,
Cathy Louise

Christmas morning 2011