It's the Solstice!

 I've been up since 7:00 on this Winter Solstice  morning, early for me, watching the light slowly creep across the sky as I sit at my computer in our upstairs office. It's not raining or blowing at the moment, quite peaceful in the gray light of this Sunday morning, as Winter begins.

I'm taking it slow for now, as yesterday was a busy day. It was cookie baking day with the kids and the grands.

I made the doughs and had everything set out ahead of time. Then when they arrived in the afternoon, Jill took over. She does the rolling out.

Jake is in charge of the baking. 

We start by baking the ginger bread cookies, and then while those cool, it's time for the sprinkle decorated sugar cookies. The guys really get into it. 

This is precision work.

Then it's time to decorate the gingerbread. I was doing mine and almost forgot to take a photo.

The tray is empty, the cookies are done. I got Tom to finally stop doing  dishes long enough to do a few. He was "creative". 

Irene is an artist even with frosting.

And now it is Christmas week. I will spend this quiet Sunday baking the Swedish Cardamom bread and getting it into the freezer for later festivities.

There's no Seahawks football to watch today since Seattle took care of that Thursday night. What a game! Seattle is still buzzing.

Happy Solstice!