Christmas Cookies

Okay... I'm trying to catch up with some of my unposted photos from the past week or so. Just be prepared for random posts over the next few days... nothing will be in chronological order, at least for a little while.

While Grandpa and Grandma Michigan were in last week, Grandma and the kids made cookies.

Alex apparently thought that wiping your hands on an actual towel was overrated, so he used the backside of his jeans instead...
The most ambitious project of the day was making gingerbread.

Here's Alex with some of his gingerbread people and shapes...
and Clara and Grandma with theirs....
Clara worked hard cutting out gingerbread shapes...
After the gingerbread was baked and cooled, it was time to decorate.

Hmmm.... I wonder which ones Clara decorated....

This was a new recipe that we tried this year.... it had a box of butterscotch pudding in it which I thought sounded a little odd but they tasted very good.

The kids really love to bake... I should let them do it more often!