The letter "F".

Today was FRIDAY.  And we always have FUN with our FAMILY on FRIDAYS.  Today we had a FESTIVE day with our FRIENDS and one our FRIENDS is from FRANCE.

Okay, no more "F"s.  But here is the day.

A winter storm that began last night and continued until mid-morning added 8 inches of snow to the already 5 inches on the ground from Tuesday's storm.  This made for such a great Christmas atmosphere as Chef Sofia and mommy went about some Christmas baking.

Here's Sofia as we got started on making Red Velvet Cake Balls.

We also made a batch of Rice Krispy Candy.  We thought green balls placed on top of each other might look like Christmas trees.

Sofia took a story time break with our new friend, Audrey.  Audrey is from France.  She stayed with us for a few days while she visits her boyfriend, Jason.

This is Jason.  Jason is a seminary student and serves with us in the college group that will be meeting at our home on Sunday nights.  Selah thought she would try to help him get lunch.

Playtime after lunch found daddy being the girls' horsey.

After dinner we loaded up the girls in the car and headed out for a drive.  
We drove by beautiful sights such as the town center display in Libertyville.

And ended up at the mall where we let the girls enjoy the indoor playground.

Something else happened at the mall.  Something only magical to a child.  I'll share in my next blog.  But wow!  We do love our Fridays.