Today Mateo and I made Christmas cut-out cookies together, or as Mateo likes to say these days, "You and me." It was quite the project, broken down into two parts - this morning while Francesca took her nap, we cut out and baked the cookies, and this afternoon, while Francesca took her nap, we frosted and decorated. It was a lot of fun. I think Mateo ate about 1/3 of the cookies while we worked, but it was the beginning of what I hope will be one of our holiday traditions. Of course, whether or not Mateo is still into Superman will be hard to tell.
Adding coloring to the frosting
Putting sprinkles on the first cookie
Making cookies - "You and Me"
Mateo gave Francesca a bite or two of cookie (no frosting)
Colombian gingerbreadman
The finished product!
Francesca is a pro now at eating Cheerios herself (it took her quite a while to figure out how to get the cereal into her mouth). She woke up about halfway through our decorating adventures and watched while we finished. 