Cookies by Simply Sweet

Last Friday made two years since I met my two middle daughters, Mita and Enu. April 16, 2008 was the day our family was made complete. Last year I gave all the girls little gifts to represent family and Ethiopia. We also went to Chuck E. Cheese and had some fun.

This year the girls wanted to be more low-key, so no special celebration, just some awesome sugar cookies and an extra hug. It is tough having pre-teens. They don’t want a big deal made of anything, unless they want to make a big deal about it!

At Elle's Classroom.

Elle, being only five, does still like “Big Deals” thankfully! I went to her  classroom and talked about Ethiopia with her four and five year old friends. The kids enjoyed holding the wood carvings, and playing with the scarves. I shared with them the following books: E is for Ethiopia and Phillip and the Ethiopian.  Elle also bragged about riding a camel in Ethiopia and showed pictures of her on our camel ride.

They also enjoyed the cookies I brought. I ordered two dozen sugar cookies from a new local baker, Simply Sweet, I learned about a couple weeks ago. The cookies were fabulous and I will be ordering again!

So even without a big celebration, I did treasure our two year anniversary no matter how quiet it was and I am very proud of our family!

Photo Credits:  Mandy W. 2010

(I received no compensation for any of the products I mentioned, I just really liked them!)