Saturday, December 23, 2006

"Away In A Manger" & Christmas Cake

Hannah and I started a family tradition this year. Yesterday night we made a "Christmas Cake" to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Hannah loves to help mommy bake, so it is a fun way to celebrate and spend time reflecting on the birth of Christ. I have uploaded a video of Hannah talking about the cake and singing "Away in a Manger." She is proudly sporting her new Christmas apron (a gift from a woman in our church), and she is also wearing a Christmas night gown that my mom made for me when I was two years old.



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In order to keep it simple we used a box cake and store bought icing. Hannah helped to frost the cake. She asked if we could put a "sprinkle star" (her words) on top of the cake, and I thought that was a great idea, as it could represent the star that God placed in the sky to show the way to the stable where Jesus was born. I think Hannah had the most fun adding the yellow sprinkles--it was the most fun to clean up too! Haha.


Hannah is ready to bake!


Hannah being silly.


The finished product. Hannah is sneaking some icing.

3 comments:

Ginnie said...

What a precious idea for a new family tradition. The cake is beautiful! I love hearing Hannah sing "Away in the Manger".

Bridges said...

Cute does not begin to desribe that! We all gathered around the screen to watch her sing. She did a great job. Very, very, sweet.

The Bridges

Casey Wallace said...

Oh, I loved that! I rarely get to see Hannah in person, so it was extra special. Thanks so much for sharing the video. She is precious.