Snow Day Treat

Yet another snow day today. No school. We’ve had way too many in December and January. I’d love snow days. If I didn’t have an actual career that I’m trying to manage. Holy heck.

Anyway— the bambinos have been working hard for the past couple of weeks to earn a treat. The treat of their choosing (they came up with this) was Swedish Butterhorns (this has been something we’ve only had on Christmas at MorMor’s house, so it would be a big huge deal to make these at home). The deal was they’d have to work together to do 50 good deeds (i.e., treating each other well, and going above and beyond in obeying our family rules). If noticed by Mommy or Papi, a deed would earn one popsicle stick put into a cup. But a popsicle stick can always be removed for any dastardly deed too!

Well, they earned it! 50 popsicle sticks in the cup — and a big batch of Swedish Butterhorns were baked. It just so happened that this treat coincided with a snow day today. So they got to not only revel in their earnings, but eat them while watching My Little Pony. Kuddos to the bambinos!

p.s. Look at Dash! He sat there so patiently, being so good, just desperately wanting one of those butterhorns. In the end, he earned 1/2 of one. Which made him almost as happy and proud as the bambinos.