Wednesday, December 29, 2010

the best kind of christmas cookie

these zany VoFo kids are up to no good again. actually no. dad's plan for our special family service project was having the grandkids decorate sugar cookies for the same homeless shelter we took lunch and winter gear to last year. the nite before the frosting fest began, taylor and kendra rolled out, cut and baked up the cookies, and caden loved stirring the glazes and watching them change into their desired colors. the blank canvases quickly became mountains of sugar. there was close monitoring for some (hu hum, caden) then there were the meticulous ones who worked so hard to create their perfect edible masterpieces. it was fun for all the aunties, uncles, grandma and big papa to be at the kids' beckon call to help them out and create special cookies and special memories. the goodie drop off was short but sweet. we decided next year we gotta throw in a little VonTrapp caroling as we get the smiles and thank yous from the less fortunate people in the shelter. it was a wonderful way to start all the family fun that was coming up.

3 comments:

robin said...

pretty awesome laurie! i am loving hearing about your christmas adventures...

Carrie said...

Looks so fun... and a great idea. I love all the matching aprons. From the looks of things, I'm guessing your family doesn't do a whole lot of sitting around and twiddling thumbs :)

Sara Reagan said...

Hello Laurie! Hope you remember me, it is Sara your long lost roommate at BYU. We only roomed together for, I think only a semester. I got engaged to J Reagan, my now lovely husband going on 12 years. It was fun to find your blog and see your beautiful family. drop me a line sometime. ddreagan@hotmail.com, or find me on facebook. sara