The Gingerbread Post!

So with the new mixer in the kitchen, mom and I decided that we could do some serious gingerbreading this year. We were trying to remember how long making gingerbread cookies had been a tradition for us--we think our first attempt was in 1993. This time we made a double batch (that's *12* cups of flour in the mixer!), so we ended up with about 120 cookies. The decorating took the better part of two nights, but as usual, we had a lot of fun being creative.

AND. This year, decorating coincided with the arrival of a beautiful new 50mm lens, so a HUGE thank you to Blake for making these photos possible!