Candy Making!

Every year for as long as I can remember, the women in my family have gotten together two weeks before Christmas to spend a marathon day making Christmas candies and cookies. We make them for our families and also to give away and take to work, etc. The past couple of years it has been my mom, my best friend Megan (the sister I never had), and myself. This year Aurora joined us for the first time! It was a very special occasion! Of course, Alex was there too, as the Official Taste Tester. We made:

Fudge
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
Peanut Clusters
No Bake Chocolate Cookies
Toffee
Russian Tea Cakes
Sugar Cookies

Aurora had a blast and Alex enjoyed tasting everything. It was a very yummy, productive (and exhausting) day! Here are some pictures.

Stirring up the fudge (stovetop was not on yet)

Pouring the fudge into pans

Checking out all of the candy

Alex's pink "lipstick" from the frosting he was testing

Sampling more of the goods

Making cookies

Isn't she beautiful?!?

Cookie decorating