A few days ago, I mentioned a few of my Christmas traditions, but excluded my favorite. There were many guesses. Some readers were right. BAKING. We used to watch my daughter, Courtney, dance in the Nutcracker. I had an idea. I could combine the two!
I saw an adaptation of the traditional gingerbread man on The Rachael Ray Show and had an BRILLIANT idea. I had to bake them and make a movie. It seemed like the logical thing to do after creating 80+ handmade Christmas cards, right?
With a little bit of help from my daughter, Courtney, the “show” was a success! It’s been years since she performed in a ballet. *chuckle*
Tune in to see what I’m talking about. It’s a totally sweet production! You can hear me cracking up while making the video.
Happy Holidays from the Wild Rider!
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Aww its such a sweet video. Hope your daughter enjoyed ! Merry Christmas
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Thanks Divya! My 23-year-old daughter really enjoyed making it with me!
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Merry Christmas to you!
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Just getting the holes in those cookies without breaking the cookie was a sheer miracle.. Very cute!
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A bunch of them fell apart, so I left them on the counter to dry out. EUREKA! It worked!
Thanks Linda!
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*cracks up madly*
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I cracked up while making it! Happy Holidays, Daya!
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That was FUN! I’m still smiling.
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Thanks Anneli! It was fun to make.
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I LOVE it, Susie! I’m so glad you decided to do it and you even got some family help. Well done!
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I couldn’t have done it without Courtney. She had the magic hands! Mine don’t work quite the same way.. Ha!
Thanks Jessica!
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HILARIOUS! you are too funny!!
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I was laughing while it recorded. We got it in one take. LUCKY! Courtney is multi-talented. 🙂
Merry Christmas Jan!
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Suddenly I’m craving gingerbread cookies. 😉 Great video. I think I heard you giggle.
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Thanks for watching Gibber! I have been eating them for days. 🙂
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Good thing you didn’t bite your daughters fingers in the process. 😉
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Good thing! 🙂
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Haha fabulous! I love both baking and The Nutcracker too, so a perfect combo for me! I was the Snow Queen in my ballet school’s production of The Nutcracker when I was 15 🙂 Merry Christmas!
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Wow! You must have been an amazing dancer! Merry Christmas to you! Thanks for stopping by and watching. 🙂
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How creative, clever, and cute! Have a great Christmas.
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Thanks Mariner! It was fun to make. And tasty too. Merry Christmas!
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Susie – you somehow turned the Nutcracker into a David Lynch production. And for that, I applaud you. 🙂
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Leave it to me.
Happy Holidays, Mike! Are you going skiing this year?
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Same to you!
Well, I hope to, but it hasn’t snowed in Ohio yet. BUT, there’s a rumor of a possible trip to Keystone in 2015.
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Lovely and enjoyable post.Merry Christmas and have a wonderful 2015.
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Thanks so much JMS! Merry Christmas to you!
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I’m speechless…..hahahahaha! I am just imagining the conversation with your daughter “Courtney we are going to make legless gingerbread men and then you are going to use your fingers as legs and recreate the Nutcracker” … “ok mom”
Brilliant !!
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Ha! She was recuperating from a bad cold, so she was home last weekend. She has much more dexterous fingers than I have and really added to the “performance!”
Happy Holidays, Lisa!
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Oh My Gosh, Susie! This is the best Christmas video yet!! Thanks for the chuckle. Your daughter has inherited your creativity and wildness, I am sure! 🙂
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Thanks Maria! It was made with one take! Courtney is such a professional. 🙂
I’m glad you stopped by!
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You CRACK me up! Good gingerbread ballet … Bravo!
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I wonder what your kids would think of it…
Thanks Guat! I couldn’t have done it without Courtney!
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Oh, this has to become part of the annual holiday tradition. Hilarious
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Right???? Maybe there will be an guest appearance by the Nutcracker himself!
Thanks Phil. Happy New Year!
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and you have months to plan…..no pressure. Happy to cheer the year almost here!
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Although you may need some additional hands for the battle between Nutcracker Prince and that mice army….This could get out of control really quickly as you have far too much time to work on next year’s performance. Your handmade cards probably started out with just a few….and Suzy isn’t known for taking short cuts. I’ll worry if I see audition notices appearing.
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I spoke with Danny about playing the lead….
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