cookie party!

The boys had so much fun last time we made cookies that we thought we'd do it again. This time, we doubled both our fun and our mess by inviting over our cousins Kelsey, Emma, Jimmy, and Gracie to help out. Everyone took turns measuring, and they all stirred ingredients together. While the cookies baked, the five friends ran around the house and yard, playing with puzzles, drawing on our new garage-sale chalkboard/dry erase board, coloring, and generally enjoying each other. At the end of the day, the boys were messy, exhausted, and happy, and every day Liam wants to know when his friends can come to play again. Success!


Of course, Gracie didn't help much with the cookies. But she's got a good excuse. Instead, she sat (mostly) happily in Liam and Max's old bouncy seat and watched the goings-on with interest.