Little Bakers

Well, finally, all the years of making sugar cookies with Travis paid off!  Once I got the dough going he was on his own. I couldn't believe how he rolled out dough, did the cookie cutters, placed the cookies perfectly on the cookie sheet and even was able to put them in the oven (with some guidance, of course.)  I was impressed.  There were times where I was actually able to wash a dish or two and check on Connor while Travis was hard at work.  In the past he had a short attention span, but not this year. However, he did run out of steam by the time we needed to frost the cookies. Next year he will probably take over the kitchen!  Here he is in all his glory... he is a cute little cookie maker if I do say so myself.

 Travis had his first experience with sprinkles... notice the very red tree in the middle... oops...!  I was even brave and tried making gingerbread men too. They all turned out pretty cute...  one my neighbors even said they looked "professional"!  LOL (I forgot to take a picture of a finished one.)

 Travis showing off a cookie sheet full of cookies he made on his own. I turned around and wha-la! He was done!

 Another project we wanted to attempt was to make some gingerbread houses. I bought a kit that had 5 little houses in it.  Well, Travis was out with Uncle Billy and Patti so Grammy, Connor, and I decided to get things started. It was pretty much a flop! Oh well, maybe next time. Here is Connor with his apron, ready to go.

 Here are Connor and Grammy attempting to get the sides to stay together....

 Connor insisted on putting some gumdrops on the top... he wanted it to look like the picture on the box....

 Ummmm... it all started falling apart after that!

 Luckily, he didn't care! Look at that smile... he was just in heaven sneaking pieces of candy!  We put it in this bowl and called it a day. 

Better luck next time... Happy New Year!