baking friday :) 4th of July American Flag Cake, and Onion Rings :)

"we love the 4th of July, lets bake!" :)my nephew's Mikey, Hunter, Brayden, Jacob, and Colby said that today, during baking friday! :)

baking friday! :) calling all cookie monsters! :) hehe! :) cookie monsters! :) hehe! :) cookie monsters unite!!! :) it's baking friday!!! :) oh my! :) a super fun, and super sweet, 4th of July themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) this was so much fun! :) celebrating the awesome spirit of the season, and our annual 4th of July baking friday adventure! :) red, white, and blue! :) summer time is here! :) we got our 4th of July tablet all set, and we're ready for the festivities, BBQ cookouts, and fireworks :) Come on over, for some baking friday goodies! :)

We sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone :) keeping with the tradition, a wonderfully wholesome tradition :) Today, Kayla, the kids, and i baked an American flag themed cake, and made onion rings :) an awesome fun adventure in the kitchen, as we count down to the 4th of July :) We love this time of the year, and all of the special traditions, that makes the season very special :) we're looking forward to celebrating the holiday's with everyone, with the 4th of July, and our Canadian friends celebrating Canada day :) we look forward to hearing about everyone's celebrations, and sharing ours :)

Hi angel friends! :) my family, Holly and i hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a wonderful day :) Summer Time is here!!! :) We're counting down to the 4th of July Holiday!!! :) it's that time of the year, classic summer time weather, and seasonal cheer :) We're blossoming into summer time, with some of our favorite traditions, and festivities :) it's been a big growing week for our plants, as they are flourishing with the season :) Summer time brings lots of joys :) we feel very blessed, and thankful to be able to share in, and celebrate special joys of the season with you and your family's :) As we all gear up for the 4th of July, we're with eachother in spirit :) We're gonna be having some BBQ cookouts, and we want to watch the 4th of July fireworks show :) it's a very exciting time of the year :) the summer season is settling in nicely, with lots of sunshine, glowing summer time nature, and adventures :) The summer season is just starting, and there's so much more to look forward too :)

This morning, we had a beautiful new summer day, rising and shining :) We've been enjoying that classic glow of the sunrise sunshine upon our windows, and curtains :) the birds singing happily, as we blossom into the new days and season :) it's been very active in our yard, and garden :) we're loving the summer time spirit :) a special friday tradition i love very much, is wishing my family and friends a happy baking friday, and i shared with my family, your wonderful happy baking friday wishes :) awww! :) You all are so nice, and sweet :) Thank you angel friends, so very much :) we love counting down to our baking friday adventures :) during the week, when the kids visit, they love to ask, "is it baking friday yet?"  awww! :)we love this special tradition, and the great joy it brings us :)

It was a sweet sunny summer morning, as the new day was blossoming :) i gathered a big bowl of goodies, and went outside for my early morning nature walk :) a wonderful sunny day, it's a classic summer day, as our forecast has temperatures nearing 90 degrees today, wow! :) our plants are soaking up that sweet sunshine :) our nature friends were very excited, to gather goodies :) i put lots of goodies in our backyard :) our nature friends love their baking friday breakfast feasts :) awww! :) i was walking around our yard, taking in the spirited sights and sounds of nature, the summer sun rising up, and checking in on our plants :) our plants are doing awesome, super mega growing as the season blossoms  :) it's so neat, to see the cucumbers growing, string beans, cucumber plants blossoming, and new sunflower sprouts :) it's very exciting, to see everything flourishing :) we have some raspberries ripening, and our grapevines are loaded with grapes :) our fruit trees are doing well too, with apples, peaches, and pears growing :) when i see the apples, i think of all of the apple themed goodies during the months ahead :) We're enjoying the gardening season, so very much, and sharing in the season with everyone :)

The morning was sunshine spirited! :) i began to gather our baking friday decorations, and went out into our kitchen, to begin to set up and decorate our kitchen, for our super fun adventure :) it's so much fun decorating :) today, i decorated with a red, white, and blue, stars and stripes, Patriotic theme :) we love our annual 4th of July themed baking friday adventure :) Our kitchen looks awesome, all decorated, with 4th of July spirit :) i brewed some nice iced coffees for Holly and i, and we had a nice breakfast :) cheers! to family, friends, nature, and summer time spirit :) with the very hot weather today, we wanted to make sure our plants are nice, and replenished :) around mid-morning, Holly and i watered our plants, and refilled our bird bath with fresh cold weather :) the birds love the bird bath, and plants are in all of their summer time glory, enjoying the sunshine, and the nice water we gave them :) we had a nice lunch, salads, and during the afternoon, i enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :) we've been keeping hydrated, enjoying iced cold drinks :) earlier, i sliced some onions and made some batter dip, for the onion rings :)

Around 3pm, Jenn and the kids and Alyssa and the kids came over :) we were all gathering around, lots of summer excitement in the air :) You all are always right there with us in spirit :) Each week, we love to use our baking friday supplies, we've recieved from family and friends over the years :)  i wear my apron, and we use our oven mits, kitchen towels, and all of our supplies, are a big part of our baking,and cooking each week :) We got our picture taken in the kitchen :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) our kitchen was all set, and ready, and we were ready for some awesome baking friday fun :) calling all cookie monsters! :) it's time to bake! bake! bake! :)

We began our super fun adventure :) We first began by preparing the cake :) it's one of our favorite cakes to bake :) i said to Kayla, "pick out the best 2 eggs ever" :) baking friday teamwork! :) We got the ingredients, Kayla picked out the eggs :) we were adding the ingredients into the bowl, and began to super stir the cake mix :) we were sharing smiles, talking about summer :) the summer season is in full sing, the kids are having lots of fun, enjoying their summer vacation :) they love going swimming, adventures, and all of the great times of the season :) we got the cake mix ready, and i used vegetable oil to grease the baking pan, we poured the cake mix into the pan and i put the cake into the oven to bake :)

As the cake was baking, we did some cleaning up in the kitchen, and i got the frylator going, and was making some nice onion rings :) we were originally gonna make some fried clams, but gonna make some another time :) we used our nice 4th of July red, white, and blue paper trays, to put the onion rings on :) we made lots of onion rings :) the cake finished baking, i brought it out of the oven :) Alyssa helped slice the strawberries :) i put the cake into the freezer into chill a bit, and we then got ready to decorate the American flag cake :) We spread cool whip topping on the cake, and then used strawberries to make the strips, and blueberries to make the stars :) the cake came out great :) we can't wait to have some cake :)

We had so much fun baking the cake, and making the onion rings :) i thanked Kayla and the kids for helping :) We have many more super fun adventures to look forward too, as the summer season continues to go on :) we love these awesome times, and all of the excitement of the season :) a very special shoutout, for family and friends :) lots of great baking, and cooking this week :) we love hearing about the nice goodies, and foods you all bake, and cook :) We're with eachother in spirit, in our kitchens :) This is so much fun, and very special :) i wish we all could gather, and have a baking friday picnic :) 4th of July American Flag Cake, and Onion Rings, dedicated to family, family, to the wonderful spirit of the 4th of July, our Country, and to enjoying the great joys of summer time :) We love you all, so very very much! :) many great memories made, to always cherish and treasure :) baking friday, we love it!!! :) June 28th, 2019 :) Happy baking friday, and happy upcoming 4th of July everyone! :)

Happy birthday Knee! :) (Kneedeep) :) my family, Holly and i have a very special birthday wish, for our dear friend Knee :) Today's her birthday! :) Happy birthday to you! :) Happy birthday to you! :) Happy birthday dear Knee! :) Happy birthday to you! :) Knee, we hope you're enjoying a wonderfully happy birthday, and we hope all of your wishes come true :)

We're enjoying a great day, baking friday, we love it!!! :) Summer season is blossoming :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, and are in good spirits :) We're so happy, thankful, and blessed to be able to share in, heart-felt days like this, with family, friends and the spirit of the season :) We love the very special memories being made :) The weekend is arriving with lots of summer spirit, which will be so nice, to enjoy as we get ready for a nice shopping adventure, BBQ cookout, and some nature, gardening :) Tomorrow, we're gonna go shopping at the dollar tree :) we love shopping there :) We're going to buy some nice gifts, cards, treasures, and goodies :) it's gonna be fun shopping :) Holly and i are going to pick out a new movie to watch on saturday night :) i'm going to do some writings this weekend, and we also want to enjoy some nature walks, gardening :) on sunday, we're gonna have family over to visit, and going to grill some hotdogs :) it's gonna be a very nice weekend :) i look forward to sharing our weekend adventures, and pictures with everyone in my weekend journals :)  there's lots more great things to look forward too :) Tonight, Holly and i are going to watch 2 episodes of Most Haunted show :) we love our fun,friday night paranormal party night's :) thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us :) You all are very nice, sweet, and very caring :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) big group warm caring happy sunny friendship hug :) We hope everyone enjoys a peaceful weekend :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's a great day :) Today, Kayla, the kids, and i baked an American flag themed cake, for 4th of July theme, and also made onion rings for baking friday :) We're getting ready for the big holiday :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)

my mom says hi :) She says, "i hope everyone is having a really good baking friday" :) She says, "have a nice weekend" :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a great day :) We think of you all often :) We're looking forward to celebrating continued summer time joys, and traditions with everyone :) We hope everyone enjoys a wonderfully safe, fun, and happy weekend :)

Happy baking friday!!! :) calling all cookie monsters! :) we're counting down to the 4th of July, with a very special summer time tradition, our annual 4th of July themed baking friday adventure! :) summer season is settling in nicely :) my family, Holly, and i love celebrating the season with everyone :) summer time is filled with festivities, traditions, and celebrations :) the 4th of July is coming up, and each year, we love to bake a special cake :) it's a great time of the year, and the spirit of the season is here :) sunshine, nature, adventures, BBQ's, Fireworks, and lots more :) there's lots to enjoy, all throughout the season :) we sure do love summer time, and our baking friday adventures :) this is a picture of our kitchen all set up and decorated with a patriotic theme for our super fun adventure :) it's so much fun decorating, and baking :) Today, we're baking an American flag themed cake, and making onion rings :) it's gonna be an amazing 4th of July next week :) we're planning BBQ cookouts, and watching the fireworks show :) Thank you everyone, for joining us in our kitchen each week, and for welcoming us into your kitchens :) this is so much fun, and very special :) calling all cookie monsters! :) cookie monsters unite! :) it's time to bake! bake! bake! :)

baking friday supplies! :) we have a very special shoutout, and thank you, for my dear, and lovely mom, dad, and niece Alyssa :) they went shopping, and picked up baking friday supplies :) it's very nice, and sweet of them :) thank you mom dad, and Alyssa, so very much! :) We all love to chip in each week, to get baking friday supplies :) We love this very special tradition in our lives :) 

Greetings, from our kitchen to yours! :) the kids and i got our picture taken in the kitchen today :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) we're celebrating the spirit of the 4th of July :) You all are always right here with us in spirit :) happy baking friday smiles :)

baking friday teamwork! :) The kids love to help :) they're great helpers :) they get so proud, when they add the ingredients, super stirring, and of our course, enjoying the goodies we bake :) We're so happy, and excited for these times, sharing lots of smiles, and many great memories being made :) baking friday, we love it!!! :)

4th of July of American Flag Cake, and Onion Rings! :) come on over for some baking friday goodies! :) Kayla, the kids and i had lots of fun baking goodies today :) we love these special times, and all of the spirited joy of the summer season :) it's a great time of the year, with summer season settling in :) We look forward to sharing many more times with you and your family :) summer time, and sharing lots of smiles :) baking friday :)