xmas splendor on vashon island

I know it's a little late, but I can't skip this wondrous project we did at Julian's mom's on Vashon Island over the holiday:  painting with tiny brushes and food coloring these yummy, home-baked, hand-glazed sugar cookies.  It's a seasonal tradition at Paula's!  I think this would be worth doing at least ten or eleven times during the year . . . 

my dino (in sweater) smooching Julian's dino on the nose.  note that his is painted on a goose-shaped cookie.   the cookies expand when they bake, leaving plenty of room for interpretation.  Julian found a beard in a hand, his  brother, Sam, painted a girl's face in a tea pot–  I found a bird on a branch in a hammer– totally makes sense.

blessed indeed we are to witness such wonders.