Run, Run As Fast As You Can...

Today was all about gingerbread. Beth made a "gingerbread house" at school today, and already the little home has been completely stripped of all its candy. I must admit, though, that Beth was excellent about sharing the treats with her sisters. Erin was absolutely thrilled to be given a graham cracker covered in frosting "glue". Needless to say, she did not nap very well this afternoon, thanks to all the sugar.

And then there was the small matter of baking gingerbread men. Because of their fascination with the story of the little gingerbread boy running away from the little old lady and the little old man, they have been eagerly anticipating this day. Amy and I made the dough this morning while Beth was at school, and it was no easy task. This three-year-old stage of "I'll do it MYSELF" does not lend itself well to stirring flour and molasses. I actually needed to give Amy a bath before we could head back to the school to pick up Beth.

This afternoon was the fun part. The girls just loved rolling out the dough and decorating the little men (and women!) with frosting. It was an activity that took up a huge part of our day, but it was well-worth it. They ran around the house with their cookies, screaming "you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!" for a long, long time. But the best part about all this excitement?

They went to bed early.