Mila's Rose Photo Shoot, Volume 5

I don't even know what to do with the fact that I somehow managed to take Mila's half birthday portraits on time. I mean, they were four days late, which is ... early? Somehow? Usually I'm a month late on these things, so I'm just going to toot my horn.

GO, ME!

We won't talk about all of the things that I haven't gotten done on time recently. This isn't the moment to review all that. Ahem.

Mila's half birthday photos! As a reminder, this is a fun game I have played with both girls. Simple background, white dress, and flowers. Alexis gets daisies from the garden and the "my half birthday falls at Thanksgiving" kid gets roses. Store bought roses. Because November.

STOP JUDGING ME.

Anyway. First, let's review the first four installments of this production.

And now for this year's entry ...

(Any comments about how Mila looks like a kid and not a baby will be promptly ignored by management. SHHHHHH.)

(Christmas Crazy. I need your help!)

Cate's Cookies (Snowballs)

If you think I spent even 30 seconds in the kitchen today, you are sadly mistaken. It was 60 degrees and sunny in Pittsburgh, which WUUUT? This after enough rain to make me think I better have an ark handy.

I still probably should start building one.

ANYWAY.

Here's a cookie recipe from the archives. It's a happy little Christmas cookie recipe that came to me from Cate.

Cate's Cookies (Snowballs)

1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup powdered sugar
2 cups sifted flour
1 cup finely chopped walnuts (I put mine through a food processor to chop them up extra finely)
1/2 cup powdered sugar (Yes, more powdered sugar)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the butter and vanilla together with an electric mixer on high speed until creamy.

Slowly add in the powdered sugar and flour and then stir in the walnuts.

Roll into little balls that are about one inch across and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Once the cookies have cooled, roll them in powdered sugar a few times or until they look like little snowballs.

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