Cookie decorating

One of the things Shawn and I have done for the past few years in preparation for Christmas is to have people over to decorate Christmas cookies. As we have moved and people have graduated, the people who have come to decorate have changed, but I love the tradition itself. It is a fun activity that allows for a bit of creativity and gives us a chance to hang out with some great people.

This year, my office-mate Laura and her girlfriend Alex came over to decorate cookies with us a few weeks before the actual holiday. First, we went out to dinner at Red Robin (gotta love those towering onion rings!) and then it was time to decorate.

As I mentioned, this is something Shawn and I have done for awhile. One of the first cookie decorating parties was back in our apartment in Pullman with good friends Arianna and Tim.

 Here's a few pics from back then.

Then for the last two years we had our friends Hollie and Cassie decorate with us.

The only downside to cookie decorating? The large number of cookies left in the house after we are done. It's dangerous!