So when it came time to make Holiday cookies - Ethan was right there with his little stool and ready attitude to help.
Ethan has a very "let me do it mommy" attitude - he wanted to break the eggs & put them into the food processor. |
Mommy doesn't look at all concerned does she..... |
Turning on the processor with all the noise and whirling was something he loved to see happen. |
Ethan had to stand on his tippy-toes at times to reach the top of the processor. |
At times he needed help - like the strength to really push hard to roll out the dough for the cookie cutting. |
Tyler has more strength so she was able to roll out her own cookie dough. |
Both Tyler and Ethan were very serious when it came to using the cookie cutters - they wanted their cookies to look perfect. |
Ethan serious when using the cookie cutter too. |
The cookie cutters didn't work as easily as we had hoped so plan-B was to make balls and flatten them out as circles. |
That was fine with Ethan - getting your hands right into the dough is more fun. |
And being able to flatten the little balls with your hands is full too. |
After shaping and flattening the cookies - it was time to add the sprinkles |
Some sprinkles for the cookies and some sprinkles for snacking was the rule of the day and almost the best part. |
Of course as we all remember - the best part is licking the spoons after the job is done...... |
And waiting for the cookies to come out of the oven to eat some that are nice and warm. |
Denise & Gary wanted a few shots of the family for the holiday cards - |
So of course I couldn't take just one photo. |
I got each of the kids with their mom |
And as you know photographing your own family is harder than photographing strangers - so we had to work quickly before they kids started to 'melt down'. |
Tyler is my little model she's so used to having me take her photos - but Ethan is a typical boy - full of energy and contradictions. |
Dad & Ethan look great together. |
And Tyler is really Daddy's little girl. |
In the end we finally got one great shot. |
And here are a few photos that I took here in Az at our retirement park. |