Christmas Cookies '09!

As we have in years past, we recently decorated Christmas cookies to get ourselves in the holiday spirit. This year, we were lucky enough to be visiting our friends Rob and Sarah during their annual Christmas-cookie-decorating party. It was a really productive trip all around, even without the cookie decorating. While sitting at the border for three hours waiting to go through immigration, I got tired of my old hat and decided to make a new one.


During our trip to the glorious state of New Jersey, we got to visit the mall, where we saw Santa and made wishes.


And we also got to visit the dump, where we recycled many kinds of plastic and cardboard.


Anyway, Rob and Sarah pretty much taught us everything we know about cookie decorating, so decorating with them was very much like going home. We were a little more tame in our choices this year, perhaps because we are prepping for parenthood. Still, creativity was demonstrated. Xander contributed by showing everyone how to moonwalk in the kitchen.


Cut dough was gingerly moved from the prep area over to the baking sheets. This process resulted in some disfigured deer and a fair amount of frustration.


But it was totally worth the effort! Among other things, we made a nativity scene, tropical fish, the Ethiopian flag, the Loch Ness Monster, a manatee, holiday penguins, and other miscellaneous weirdness. It was a merry Christmas indeed.