Buche de Noel

This was my first attempt at the classic French Christmas dessert--Buche de Noel. (not sure how to add French accents in blogger . . . just pretend they are there!) I have been teaching a French class for a handful of girls since the summer. They learned the basics of French vocabulary, grammar, and culture. While I love teaching about the French language, the girls LOVED the culture parts the best. We cooked, played games, had a fashion show, all while learning about France and French culture. Our last class was a few weeks ago and we learned all about how the French celebrate Christmas. Some traditions are the same, and some are very different. I desperately wanted to try my hand at making a traditional Buche de Noel and for two days, I worked on it. During class, we put the whole thing together and this is how it turned out! It was delicious and I might just make it every Christmas!

Santa Pictures

The easiest Santa trip of all time! Several weeks ago, the Corinth-Alcorn County Humane Society was holding a fundraiser in downtown Corinth. Santa was there and Jack and Kate were able to visit with Santa without the hustle and bustle of a mall visit. What a blessing! We were the only ones there at the time and Jack took advantage of the extra time to tell Santa all about the toys he and Kate wanted for Christmas. Kate kept her distance, of course. The fun part was that we (John and I) knew Santa and have known him for years! I wonder if Jack and Kate will see him around town and wonder why Santa lives in Corinth, not the North Pole.

Merry Christmas!

The annual Christmas card picture is always a big production around the Frame household. I think about it for months leading up to Christmas, Mother and Claire make their Christmas outfits which coordinate with the theme of the card, Laine and Claire come for the weekend to shoot the pictures (Claire is in charge of motivational treats for the kiddos and Laine, obviously, is the one with the camera!), the layout is designed by Laine's good friend who is a graphic designer, and VOILA! It is ready to be mailed to all our loved ones around the country. It is actually alot of work, but I enjoy every aspect of it and look forward to it each Christmas (not sure my mother and sisters would agree, but they do a great job humoring me!) This year's theme was wishing for a White Christmas. The day we took these pictures, it was 60 degrees outside. We found John's sled from childhood and tossed in some artificial snow. Little did we know that only seven days later, we would have our first snow of the season in Corinth. The extra pictures were not used in the card, but I loved them as well.

Beach pictures

I know it is December and you probably have been in and out of the cold all day . . . what better way to warm up than look at pictures of the beach! Actually, I just realized I never posted these pictures of Jack and Kate from our summer vacation. My favorite photographer/little sister took some great shots of them and I wanted to share with you. Stay warm!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Recent photos

I am so far behind with my blog posts! I hope to have several more posts in the next few weeks, but until then, I wanted to share a few pictures Laine took the last time she was in Corinth. We have been on the ultimate quest for a good family picture . . . one where everyone is having a good hair day, smiling, looking at the camera, and wearing coordinated outfits. This is a close as we've gotten so far, even though Kate looks like she could punch somebody. Oh well, I'm couting it as a success!