Sugar Cookies

Yesterday, Hannah and Claire (and Daddy too) came over to make and decorate Christmas cookies with Noah.  "We're here Gamma!"

First I got them going on the giant gingerbread boy I bought at Trader Joe's.   Turns out, Jake is pretty good at this!

Then we cut out some cookies.

Fought over cookie cutters, ate lots of candies, got icing in our hair, threw sanding sugar up in the air and let it fall like snow...giggling all the while. Okay, that was all Claire!

 Oh my goodness....was Claire ever LOVING this!!  Candy, cookies, sugar, icing!  What could be better than this?
 There was some secret envy of cookie decorating skills going on.  Not gonna mention names. 

 Hannah was SO GOOD at this.  She loved it.  Noah refused to do Christmas themed cookies.  Vrooms-Vrooms and choo-choos for him!  But he was very interested in what his cousin was making!  "HEY..GAMMA...she just took my RED!"

 "Oh pipe down cousin....here's a little kiss for you."

 "Hey...what just happened there?"

 "I'm outta here!!"  Cookie decorating is for girls!"    Hannah is still carefully decorating her works of art.

Took a little dancing  break to work out the sugar high.

Ran through the house screaming at the top of our lungs!!!  Hey, what do you expect Grandma?  You fill us up with sugar then want us to sit still?  HA!

Back to finishing up the artwork on cookies.  So proud of her work!  She was great.

The kids left.  Gamma vacuumed up the floor, and cleaned the icing off the ceiling, walls, counters, floors etc. 
Geeps got home.  Visited with him.  Rested up a bit.  It was worth every messy minute to do this!  I had a ball watching them!!!!  DARN it all, I never got a photo of the finished cookies Hannah and Claire took home.
Later on that night, I sat and did the rest of the cookies for our Christmas Eve at my Mom's house.  We are going to have dinner there, and will be taking our coffee and cookies out on the boat for the parade.  It has been a couple years since I have decorated any cookies.  I didn't do any piping, no bags, no tips.  I spooned the icing on, spread it with the backs of baby spoons, and then embellished with sanding sugars and toppings.  It was fun to do these.

Love the soot on Santa's boot.  And Rudy...he was my very favorite!

And here they are, all boxed up, icing drying, sealed and ready to go for tomorrow.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of the cookies Hannah and Claire took home.  I kept a few, may have  ate a few broke a few.  But here are a couple done by Noah.  I may have done the "N."

There you have it.  Christmas cookies with Gamma.
On a more serious note, Mr. G had his nerve test done yesterday.  He described it as being "most unpleasant."  They feel that the back is involved.  However, we don't feel that the back is the cause of this nerve pain now.  So, really, we are still unsure as to exactly what is going on.  But he did find some cause for concern when testing the lower leg muscles and nerves.  He said that there is some concern for diabetes.  So he has to go in for full blood work up next week.   His Dad's father was diabetic.  So I am worried.  He is not.  We shall see.
I am heading out to the stores.....E-GADS!  But, for the first time in 7 days, there is no rain today!
Happy Holidays friends!