and so, the mcmahon-family tradition of "the frosting of the christmas cookies" is passed on to yet another generation. it's one of those tasks that you say you hate and you don't want to do it, but then you love it because you do it every year and you slave over these damn cookies while your mom turns into a crazy-frosting-making-maniac and dad frosts his ONE cookie and then hovers around the table for another 5 minutes before he leaves with a couple of cookies - one of which is already hanging out of his mouth...the memories are so vivid. and now i find myself becoming the crazy-frosting-making-maniac - trying to assert my power over my only helper - a 3 year old who listens to nothing i have to say...
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annie was doing a great job of helping me frost the cookies yesterday, but i have to say, the task is a bit daunting and - yes, annoying - when your only helper is 3 years old. because frankly, i'm just trying to bang these out and get it done, but annie has other plans. she is all "i need this yellow" and "i need those" "i need the buttons, he NEEDS BUTTONS!" and "that one doesn't look finished yet"...i mean, how does she know if something looks finished?! but sure enough, she finds a space that isn't completely covered in redhots and she puts one on. "there. he has his ice skates" okaaaaaaaay...
anyway, she took her job as cookie decorator VERY seriously.
that is, until she got some frosting on her finger and discovered there's more to these cookies than just good looks.
mmmm, oh yeah.
so, here are a few of the finished product...it's too bad only some of you lucky readers will get to try them. oh, i'm sure you've had frosted cut-out cookies before, but have you had the McMahon-family version of frosted cut-out cookies? WITH spit? i didn't think so.
two more things before i sign off:
1.) yes, i gave jasper a cookie and yes, he threw it on the ground.
2.) note to self: hold off on mopping the floor until AFTER you decorate the cookies. duh.
1 comment:
Gina made me frost the cookies too one year....I haven't recovered from that event yet. Keep the peace Annie! Go on sista!
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