Cookie Baking

This weekend my parents came to stay with the kids and I while Uncas was up north hunting.  Eddie has taken to calling my parents JoJo and Ron.  (A little side note - whenever I am on the phone, Eddie assumes that it's JoJo . . . I guess I must talk to my mom a lot!) 

My mom and I decided to attempt to do some cookie baking to get ready for the holidays.  We used to take a weekend and bake and bake.  We've made up to 7 or 8 different kinds of cookies in one weekend.  Well, things are quite different now that you add two kids to the mix.  We decided to just make cut-out cookies and we let Eddie help with the decorating.  Eddie's really big into helping in the kitchen, so this was a perfect activity.  We also got smart this time around.  I had little tiny containers that we put sprinkles in for Eddie to use.  It somewhat helped contain the mess.  He had a great time and he loved eating the cookies too!  While he tasted the sprinkles at one point, he really didn't try to eat them.  I am really excited to share this tradition with him and can't wait to have Edith join us next year!

Getting started

Mama and Edie are helping

JoJo helping Eddie

Eddie's tray

Inspecting the cookies

Tasting the finished product - yum!