These Two

This afternoon date began with Papa picking them up.

It was the first time this school year, 

so he had received a video message from Jade before school

with clear instructions on where to pick up.

I have a sneaking suspicion that anyone she talked to that day

knew everything about her after school plans.

That's just Jade.

Evy, on the other hand is quiet,

but those smiling blue eyes tell all too. 

He took them out for sprinkle donuts at Tim Horton's

and delivered them to our front door.

There has never been such a thing as personal space between these two.

So, at our house we play with real play dough

and I'm still surprised, after all these years,

that every grandchild loves the feel of dough,

the squishing, the shaping, the rolling ...

and the tasting.

Even just the name, sugar cookies, 

sounds like something a fairy made up.

Serious fun!

Papa came in just as we began icing.

I had a bit of a plan ...

and then just had to let them have fun 

trying to draw with piped icing.

Definitely not as easy as it looks, but they were undeterred.

In the end two very proud girls left 

with two sheets of the best tasting cookies on the block,

leaving their home delivery to my imagination.