sugar cookies

today i made and we decorated sugar cookies. this has been on my list of things i want to do with ellen for a good six months or so. she had a very good time, and only succombed to the put-the-stick-full-of-frosting-into-your-mouth-instead-of-on-the-cookie temptation a couple times. i had more fun that i thought was possible mixing up the colors. did you know its nearly impossible to make a non pastel color? i'm starting to think this should be basic knowledge (since the frosting is pure white) but i tried to make red for a good five minutes before i settled for dark pink. ellen was perfectly happy to have two pinks. yes i know they're easter cookies and colors, but i love pastels and its spring and that works just as well. isaiah did just a little cookie decorating, and a bit more wax paper and cookie eating. i had the paper taped to the table, but he found an opening and had great fun ripping it off. i also gave him a stick with just a small small dab of frosting cause he kept begging for one after watching ellen and i. but he didn't even pretend to frost - he just stuck it right in his mouth.