My sister-in-law,Rachel, decided to start a new family tradition. With our children 6 months apart for the boys and 1 year apart for the girls, she decided they would like some play time together. So with the plan of making and decorating cookies and spending some leasurly time watching football, she planned a cookie day. The plan was to eliminate the hastle part of making cookies by having each family make the dough at home. Then we would have the 5 kids decorate her already baked and cooled gingerbread and the adults would bake off the dough.I used to bake with my children, or child, when it was just Dustin. Then it seemed to get to be too much for my children to nicely handle. So, with little baking experience under their belts, I decided to let them help. Afterall, baking with your children is a fun and enjoyable memory, right. This is how we started the event. With tears flowing from both me and Dustin, we cleaned up the broken measuring cup that only one ingredient made it into. As he was packing down the brown sugar, he slid it off the counter. Opps. 
But we managed to make it through and had our 2 doughs to bring. Kamden did not get to make the cookies but certainly enjoyed the cleanup.
With daddy staying home due to a potential kidney stone, I again headed out the door with tears in my eyes from Skylar's comment. "Daddy's not going? But this is supposed to be a family thing." I agreed. But last minute he said he was staying home. All in all, we had a good time, though we missed our fifth member. The kids really enjoyed making and decorating the cookies.
I am not sure who enjoyed this moment the most...Kamden snagging the red hots or grandpa watching him eat them off his decorated gingerbread kitty. 
Skylar took the project on as if it were an artists masterpiece. Shayla enjoyed decorating with and testing each ingredient to make sure it was suitable for decorating. 
The boys were even able to slip outside for some snow play. Our first countable snow, atleast at their house. (We cannot take the credit for the sweet little snowman. Evan proudly made him and showed him off. It was the first thing he said as we walked in the door. Oh, to be a child again:)
Even with no naps, the kids behaved wonderfully, even Kamden who, by the time we got home, was exhausted.
So sweet to capture him finding that comfort and rest in the arms of his big brother. Dustin, you are such a great big brother to him.
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