Cookie Decorating

 My friend, Ashley, asked if I would like to have a cookie decorating evening with our kids. It was one of my best yeses this season. We had such a good time with our mini BFFs.

I made our cookies ahead of time and Ashley brought dough and baked hers at our house. Our cookies were completely opposite. My Grandma's recipe makes very thin sugar cookies. Ashley cut hers out thick almost like a shortbread cookie.  

All day I was excited about them coming over. I cleaned off the counter so all 8 of us could be around it decorating cookies. I was happy that Ashley could bring her young children over, bake cookies and go home to a clean kitchen. 

Henry bit into every cookie that he decorated. 

Isaiah ATE every cookie that he decorated! I didn't realize that was happening until I was cleaning up and there were NO cookies on his wax paper. 

Aliza and Anna enjoyed the frosting! I even got the piping bags and decorating tips out.

Anna took a picture of the cookies she decorated

Ashley and I made supper and all we ate together around the table. The big kids and littles all played together. We ended the evening with full hearts and thankfulness for friends in different seasons of life than we are and how much richer that makes our lives.