Just the 4 of us!: 1 Christmas celebration down

We had a nice Saturday at my brother's house. Makena had SOOOO much fun playing with Brooke. Later in the evening the boys were playing with their new toys and they were nice enough to let Makena and Brooke join them. They were running around, laughing, and just gleaming with joy. Makena got her very first NEW Barbie doll. She has played with it every day so far. It's one that rides a bike. She likes to put her helmet on, get her shoes on, then try to put her on the bike. She needs help though, the little part that holds Barbie on is pretty tricky for a 2 year old to manage. She also got a new book for her Tag Jr. She was loving that too.

Yesterday Makena and I made cookies for our play group's cookie exchange. She had SO much fun. I, on the other hand, screwed up the first batch. I was so focused on not letting her touch the food that I forgot to add brown sugar and salt. I didn't notice until they were already baking. I just decided not put the chocolate star on top. They are actually pretty yummy. Jared added chocolate frosting to them so I know they'll get eaten. The other batches (that did get stars) were made correctly and are DELICIOUS! I'm even going as far as saying they are my best cookies to date. The cookie part is soft and the perfect peanut-butteriness. mmmm Total there were 5 dozen cookies to choose from for the exchange. We only need 3 dozen for that!