The Eve of Tradition

This is the first year where Erik got Christmas and was totally excited by the idea of Santa and getting presents. It is also the first year for us to make up traditions that will stick for a lifetime of memories. One tradition that started last year and I want to keep, is decorating cookies on Christmas Eve for Santa. Since we were spending the evening at Uncle Glenn's and Aunt Annie's house I thought this would be the perfect tradition to start. And maybe if my brother ever has kids of his own, we'll just continue the tradition with his kids. So we brought all the fixing and headed over to his house.

Erik did an ok job of decorating last year, didn't really get it so Elliot who is younger I figured really wouldn't get it, but I would give it my best shot. Erik on the other hand is a little chef and did a great job of not eating the dough and eating just a little bit of candy when decorating the cookies. I have to admit that I was amazed at how little that candy went in his mouth.

We had a bunch of extra cookies so I asked Glenn and Annie to join in the fun. Glenn was too busy cooking dinner, but Annie played along to the spirit of the event!

As all good cookie making goes, you are allowed to have a little nibble to sample the product.

Here are pictures of my little artist. He really has a gift in the kitchen and loves working on all sorts of kitchen project. Art projects not so much, but the gooey kitchen projects draw him in.

 

The final product of all our cookie decorating skills. I need to add that I wasn't going to decorate cookies this year, but Erik sees his baby books and sees the pictures all year long and I think remembered that we decorated cookies last year. So he insisted that we do it this year. I am not one to argue with logic and tradition. Even if I am boycotting sweets this year.

The rest of the evening we talked with our family and watched Christmas movies. We only could stay a few hours because our littlest ones needed to get to bed to get ready for the big man to visit. So we played, decorated, ate and then said our good-byes until tomorrow.

Let'e not forget the most important part, here are the cookies we left for Santa on Christmas Eve.