Cookies or "Is my kitchen THAT cluttered?"

Large iced coffee...check
Multiple dish towels hanging from or sitting on most free surfaces...check
Window flair....check
Something on every square inch of my counters and island... check

Oh.my.goodness..... my sister was right! Eventually we all really do turn into our mothers!
(In my mother's defense, she would never have that much stuff on her fridge.)

Notice the pug at her feet praying for a dropped cookie

Mary 's first time "baking" with Mommy. Showing off Mimi's now famous Slice and Bake Pumpkin Cookies.

Trying to resist the temptation of the cookie doughYup. I let her try it.
Waiting for the cookies to bake was the hardest part.

And this is the face she gives me when I ask her to smile for the camera.

The cookies were a big hit. She shared them with the neighbors, her Daddy and her friends at daycare.

Edit: After posting this I was looking through old pictures online and came across this gem. It fit the baking theme and made me laugh out loud so I just had to share it.