Earlier in the month, I went to Ace's school and baked Vasilopitas with his class.  I wanted something a little less difficult to prep, than the usual recipe I use, since the kids would be baking them and we were on a tight time schedule, so I tried a recipe another recipe my mom had.They turned out really good and required a lot less work!  The kids in his class seemed to really enjoy listening to the history of the Vasilopita and were so excited to see you would get the coin. Ace really loved sharing this tradition with them again this year.I took the book The Story of the Vasilopita from the Paterikon for Kids by Potamitis Publishing.  Ace and Lucky both *love* this set.  There are 12 tiny little books inside of a box and each story is so unique and full of interesting things.  Egle-Katerina's illustrations are also phenomenal, as usual.  We've all learned quite a bit from reading them.  I love how easily they can be toted around in my bag, too.

Anyways, since I was so behind with pretty much everything this year, I decided to make this new recipe for home too.New Years morning, the boys could  hardly wait for DH to cut it so they could search for the coveted coin, but guess who got it this year?  Me!  They were so mad, lol.  It was pretty funny.  :)Later on that night, we went over to a friend's house to celebrate his nameday and we cut another one.  Lucky found the coin in that one!  He was so proud and three days later is still carrying his "lucky coin" in his pocket.I also made a resolution to post more here on my little corner of the internet more often again.  Sometimes, I take a break to take care of all the many things going on at home and to be able to really enjoy my family.  But, I have really missed posting and chatting with all of you!  So, I made a list of all the things I've been meaning, wanting, thinking, about posting and have quite a schedule lined up!  There are some great books, CDs, and other items that I'll be giving away and some topics that have been weighing on my heart for some time, as well.  Hope you'll join me!