Last year I decided to begin a new tradition with the kids who live in my neighborhood complex. I make loads of sugar cookies and invite all the kiddos over to decorate cookies and take a plate home to their families. Even the littlest guys came last year and with mom or grandma's help made some cookies. This year it was time to carry on the tradition. On Christmas Eve morning the kids came rolling into the house filled with laughter and excitement at the prospect of loading SUGAR in various forms on their cookies. :-)
This year little Quinten was the youngest at 2 1/2 weeks old. He actually hung out in Grandpa's arms the whole time while his sisters decorated cookies.
Here are two of Quinten's big sisters.
The best was little Alicia. I let her choose the shape of cookie she wanted to decorate and as soon as she picked the cookie up it went straight to her mouth. She wanted to make sure they were good to eat first. hehehe!
The next tradition also began last year with my friend Alicia from Canada. Near Christmas the two of us hop in the car and head up North where it is a little cooler and there are real pine trees. The cooler weather and pine trees help it feel a little more like Christmas. This year we went to Matagalpa and packed two days with great Matagalpan coffee, fresh chocolate from a local chocolate factory, crisp cooler air and a truly breathtaking sunset.
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