Keeping Traditions

is important to me. I was blessed with a wonderful mother who was big on traditions. Though little money was involved, the traditions were very meaningful. This afternoon, my sister and her family came over to bake Mom's butter cookies. Last year, we did it at my sister's home. I also invited my brother's son, Adam, to join us for the cookie baking. Here's some of the fun and memories we made.

After all the work is done:
Helping my niece place the cutout cookies on the cookie sheet:

My nephew, Conrad, on decorating duty!

My brother's son, Adam, rolling out the homemade dough:

Kids hard at work with my sister supervising:

The finished cookies. Mom would be proud!