milk and cookies...and intention

I my effort to slow down a bit this December, I took the girls to a local coffee shop for some simple sugar cookies and together time.

Hubby had gotten tickets to see the Gophers and I was hungry for time with my littles.

there were lots of yummy choices

and, of course, peach wanted this gingerbread house

but we settled on these scrumptious little treats

and milk

Peach chose the window seat

all that frosting makes a girl thirsty

wasn't long before Peach found the crayons and puzzles

and while I snuggled Tulip, Peach entertained herself

it was a nice, slow visit

i purposefully drank in what will be the last moments of 2011

oh, the gift of writing their stories...and mine

this is what i want the pages to look like

slow, unhurried

everything intentional

nothing random

lots of looking straight in the eyes and saying "i'm crazy about you" without any words

sometimes less is more

found that to be oh so true today