Holiday Concert and Cookies

Last Tuesday, Nolan had his preschool Holiday Concert with cookies after. I wasn't sure what to expect, and in my mind he was the kid in the back bugging his neighbor and eventually falling off the risers. But, turns out he was the exact opposite. It took him awhile to find us in the crowd, but after he did it was nothing but smiles and waving. You could tell he really practiced because he knew most of the words and all of the actions that went with the songs. I was so proud! After we had cookies in the cafeteria. It was a great Holiday concert!

"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"

Christmas Cookie Memories

Today reminded me of a day a long time ago. One Christmas my Dad and I were in charge of icing the Christmas sugar cookies. We made the basic powdered sugar frosting with the food coloring. The best part of icing the cookies with my Dad was licking the knife after each cookie (that's each cookie, not each color). I'm not sure why this memory sticks in my mind, but both my Dad and I got a kick out of giving a little something "extra" to each cookie.

While the kids and I didn't make frosted cut-out cookies, we did have to sugar the molasses crinkles. I was in charge of rolling the balls and dipping in water. Tori was in charge of dipping in the white sugar. And Nolan was in charge of adding the green/red sugar to the top and putting them on the cookie sheet. The icing memory came flooding back as the kids taste tested the sugar between each cookie. It was their way of adding a little something "extra" to this years cookies. Enjoy!

Here is our assembly line.