homemade cocoa

 

Here's a simple homemade gift for your neighbors & friends.  

Hot Cocoa mix:

 1 cup cocoa + 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

or if you like it a little bittersweet reduce the sugar to 1 1/4 cup. 

We mixed them together with a whisk and carefully packaged them into jars as gifts.  

Add one tsp cocoa mix for every cup of milk, heat, serve & smile.  

here's to getting a bit of the holiday spirit, 

lily & oscar

and he is 5

 This once tiny boy is 5.  We had a very full week with new work and preparations for a celebration.  For sanity's sake ( yes, she flew over the house for a moment last week) I did NOT do the crown, the hobo lunches, the t shirt or a  extravagant cake.  Without intending on having a theme it turned into a circle party.

 Vanilla cupcakes with vanilla frosting and sprinkles,  I was told that is what kids have at their birthdays, not cakes.   I did make hobo gift bags filled with dollar store gifts.  They were simple and fun,  a simple place mat construction with loops on 3 sides and a long rope on the 4th.  Polka-dots were on the outsides of all, in case they take them to ride the rails.

 We made pizza's, ate a ton of veggie sticks and cantaloupe.  The kids ran wild & the adults drank too much coffee, it was a nice party for a Saturday afternoon.  To finish off the birthday weekend we all went to 'Strega Nona the Musical' today, a favorite book.

When I get a moment to reflect on it all I am astounded at this past 5 years, I can't even fathom what is next. 






( felix 2 months old & me  26)