why?

why do we make little men and then eat them every year?
and why is it one of my favorite things to do each year?
like, I'm up to six batches already.

(batches of THIS recipe.
THE most kid friendly gingerbread EVER.
It's more like a brown sugar spice sugar cookie.
yes, you should go make them.
they are on year #3 in our house!)

these are questions that will haunt my sleep tonight...
that and well, ya know, 'what I'm going to do with four teenage girls one day!?'...

 once again, the girls got 8-9 cookies to decorate themselves...mama got the rest....over 70 to be exact.