Today was cookie baking day with Grandma Cindy. Before we got started, Charlotte opened a beautiful apron that Grandma made for an early Christmas present!
But then she wasn't interested in baking. She pulled off the apron (bottom right of picture) and sat down to read. Here she is reading part of the Christmas story and she's opened up to her favorite part, King Herod and the Wise Men. What a strange kid.
She wouldn't come in to the kitchen to help until we got to the good part...licking the cookie dough off the beater.
Yum!
Mama and Charlotte
While the cookie dough chilled, we made wreaths (corn flakes and marshmallows). Charlotte was in charge of the red hots. The one right in front of her got a little overloaded.
Then we took a little break to decorate Grandma and Grandpa's Christmas tree. Charlotte had lots of fun playing with the ornaments. Here she is making a rabbit pull a poodle on a sled and to her left is another poodle on a sled. Those silly poodles.
Now that the dough is chilled it's time to roll it out!
Grandma showing Charlotte how to roll it out just right.
Yep, that's a Play-Doh rolling pin!
And after the baking comes the frosting...and the sprinkling...and some more sprinkling...and then just a little bit more.
Until it's just right!
Charlotte's collection of frosted Scottie dogs. She did them all by herself. Nobody else will want to eat them as there was a fair amount of licking fingers that went into the making of these.
The finished product(s)! What a lot of work. What a lot of FUN! What a lot of deliciousness!
Today was cookie baking day with Grandma Cindy. Before we got started, Charlotte opened a beautiful apron that Grandma made for an early Christmas present!
But then she wasn't interested in baking. She pulled off the apron (bottom right of picture) and sat down to read. Here she is reading part of the Christmas story and she's opened up to her favorite part, King Herod and the Wise Men. What a strange kid.
She wouldn't come in to the kitchen to help until we got to the good part...licking the cookie dough off the beater.
Yum!
Mama and Charlotte
While the cookie dough chilled, we made wreaths (corn flakes and marshmallows). Charlotte was in charge of the red hots. The one right in front of her got a little overloaded.
Then we took a little break to decorate Grandma and Grandpa's Christmas tree. Charlotte had lots of fun playing with the ornaments. Here she is making a rabbit pull a poodle on a sled and to her left is another poodle on a sled. Those silly poodles.
Now that the dough is chilled it's time to roll it out!
Grandma showing Charlotte how to roll it out just right.
Yep, that's a Play-Doh rolling pin!
And after the baking comes the frosting...and the sprinkling...and some more sprinkling...and then just a little bit more.
Until it's just right!
Charlotte's collection of frosted Scottie dogs. She did them all by herself. Nobody else will want to eat them as there was a fair amount of licking fingers that went into the making of these.
The finished product(s)! What a lot of work. What a lot of FUN! What a lot of deliciousness!