Gingerbread cookies

Gingerbread cookies are one of my many favorite Christmas cookies and the season wouldn't have been complete without a yummy batch.

Kate took her frosting job very seriously and actually did a really good job!

sunday afternoon cookies

I've always loved making cookies on Sunday afternoons....and I also love eating cookies basically anytime, so its quickly becoming one of our favorite traditions! Kate LOVES to help anytime I'm in the kitchen. She really is a good little helper. When she was at Grammie's house she learned to put the silverware away while we are unloading the dishwasher. She really knows where everything goes and she does a really good job! Anyways, back to the cookies...I asked Kate if she wanted to lick the beater and so here she is giving it a try:

She quickly decided that wasn't the best method and spent the rest of her time like this:

Ryan finally was like "Kristen...are you going to let her eat all that dough?" Like mother, like daughter!