Ashley often says that her favorite Thanksgiving tradition is making Christmas cookies at Aunt Sandi's house. Sandi was sweet enough to get everything ready so we could all gather around the table after the dishes to decorate cookies. A big thanks to Sandi and Ashley for walking a mile with me before we got the cookies out. I was happy not to miss a day of walking.
It's so fun to gather with all the women in the family around the table. We tease, laugh and get creative and messy with frosting and sprinkles.
This was Briana's first time decorating with us so that made it fun. She was exceptionally creative. Molly only decorated one cookie but when it came time for the judging she was the big winner. It was a gorgeous cookie. I wonder if anyone ate it yet.
We were all excited to introduce Lincoln to our cookie tradition. Ashley had been telling him how much fun it would be when we got cookies at Aunt Sandi's house. He loved the process and we loved watching and helping. He thought it was lots of fun even before he realized the frosting was edible and delicious! Aunt Cindy helped and when she taught him to say "delicious" he repeated it many times with lots of enthusiasm.
It's so special for me to watch Ashley get excited about family traditions that we have been creating for years. It's wonderful to see the old traditions continue and see new ones created. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving in every way.
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