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<\/a><\/div>\nFirst order of business was to make the sugar cookie dough so it could chill. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nOur serious little family: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nJackie and Courtney with their chocolate letters: a Sinterklaas tradition<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nThe cats doing what they do best: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nLiam taking a moment to think things over: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nThen it was time for Liam to open his gift from Grandma and Grandpa P, Kelly and Rog and Courtney and Jackie: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nIt’s a hit: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n(a video of this all will be coming, but we’re having upload and computer power issues)<\/p>\n
Playing with the new toy: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nTime to eat: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nAfter a trip to the market, time for cookie cutting and baking: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nAnd decorating (and drinking Gl\u00f6gg): <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nAnd cutting and baking the gingerbread: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nAnd ending the night with our computers: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nSunday morning, time to decorate the gingerbread cookies, Jackie makes one for her dad, who owns a pharmacy:<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nI make sure to include a purple turtle: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nJackie icing away: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nIvo had never cut shapes out of dough before and thought you could just smooth them over if it didn’t work… <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nMore Liam cuteness: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nLiam eating an uniced cookie<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nIcing away<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nCookies cookies cookies<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nThree layers of cookies: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nGirls with cookies<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nLiam saying goodbye<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nThe girls leaving with their box of cookies (we had a lot as well) and their Utrecht market Christmas shopping: <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nThanks Courtney and Jackie for a most fun weekend! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My cousin Courtney and her friend Jackie came back this weekend to bake cookies. They came bearing many sweet things, which Liam had to investigate. First order of business was to make the sugar cookie dough so it could chill. … Continue reading