baking friday :) Brownies, and Cinnamon Rolls with Oreo Frosting :) Spring time cheer! :)

"we want brownies! we want brownies!"- my nephew's Hunter, Mikey, Jacob, Colby, Brayden, Carter, and Brody 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, Spring time themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) This was so much fun! :) sharing lots and lots of smiles, and spirited cheer, as we baked up some awesome goodies! :) We're loving the spring time, and all of our super fun adventures :) 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, the kids, Holly, and i baked some brownies, and cinnamon rolls with oreo frosting :) it was so much fun! :) We're so happy and excited, baking up lots of awesome goodies, and sharing in all of these spirited fun times as the spring season continues to shine :) The goodies we baked are going fast! : )hehe! :) We're cookie monsters! :) we had a big baking friday crew today :) The weekend is arriving with lots of spirit, and spirited baking friday cheer! :)



Sweet Blossoming Spring Time! :) Hi angel friends! :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, healthy,and enjoying a great day! :) We love these sweet spirited times of spring season, as the nature is blossoming all around :) Flower bushes, wildflowers, trees, and lots more :) it's a very exciting time in the season :) We're so happy and excited, to share in, and celebrate all of these very special times of the season, with you and your family's :) You all make the seasons very exciting, and very special for us :) It's been a beautiful stretch of blossoming spring days, as the nature continues to grow, and the month of May is set to arrive :) We love the spirit of the season, and are so happy and excited to welcome the month of May, with lots more seasonal festivities, traditions,and celebrations :) BBQ cookouts, gardening, adventures, and lots more :) There's so much to look forward too :) Iced coffee cheers!!! to the beautiful spirit of spring time! :)



This morning, we had an awesome new spring day, rising and shining :) i was up early this morning, enjoying some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :) A very special friday tradition i love very much, is wishing my family, Holly, and friends a happy baking friday, and i share with my family and Holly, your sweet happy baking friday wishes :) awww! :) You all are wonderfully nice, and sweet :) Thank you angel friends, so very much! :) We've been looking forward to our super fun adventure :) We love to countdown to baking friday, and picking out goodies to bake each week :) We're very happy, thankful, and blessed to have this very special tradition in our lives :) it's so much fun baking, cooking, and also grilling :) We're planning lots more BBQ grilling, as spring season goes on :) it's so nice, the special joys of traditions, and the great spirited excitement the traditions brings :) Thank you all for joining us in our kitchen each week, and welcoming us into your kitchens :) We're loving our spring time baking friday adventures :)


Blossoming into the day :) i began to get ready for my early morning nature walk :) the sunshine has returned :) it's windy out there, and a bit chilly, but thankfully warmer weather is coming, and the spring nature is going to continue to blossom beautifully :) i gathered a big bowl of goodies, and went outside for my early morning nature walk :) i put lots of goodies around our yard, for our nature friends :) they love their baking friday breakfast feasts :) awww! :) i was taking in the sunny nature sights,our fruit trees are blossoming, lots of happy wildflowers blossoming, and our flower bushes, grapevines, and raspberry bushes are doing great :) Holly and i are so excited, to be getting into the gardening season, putting new coverings on our greenhouses, and planting seeds :) Gardening season is so much fun :) We're planning some nice weekend gardening, nature walks, and will be taking lots more new pictures to share with everyone :)



It was a sweet spirited morning :) We enjoyed a nice breakfast, having hot tea, iced coffee, and waters :) we enjoyed a nice evening and night yesterday :) we ordered Chinese food for dinner, and watched the first round of the NFL draft :) Holly and i had lots of fun opening our new mini nfl figurines :) We look forward to collecting lots more, and are going to check out the 2nd and 3rd rounds of the nfl draft to see which players our favorite team, the Washington football team selects :) i began to gather our baking friday supplies, and decorations this morning, and went out into our kitchen to begin to set up and decorate our kitchen, for our super fun adventure :) today, i decorated with a blossoming spring theme :) our kitchen looked awesome! :) around mid-morning, Holly and i put some sports radio on, lots of sports talk about the nfl draft, we love tuning into the radio :) Holly and i went outside to put our new covering on one of our greenhouses, and put our tomatoes, and pepper plants into the greenhouse :) it's nicely sunny outside :) We enjoyed a nice lunch around mid-day, and during the early afternoon, i enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :)


Around 3pm, Jenn and the kids came over, and my mom and dad helped Alyssa and Aj, as they were at work, and picked up the kids, Brayden, Jacob, Colby, and Brody :) The kids love friday's :) lots of great spirit, and excitement as friday is here, and the arrival of the weekend :) The kids love to select their chairs, and their spots at the kitchen counter :) We all got our picture taken in the kitchen :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) You all are always right there with us in spirit :) We're enjoying our spring time baking friday adventures, so very much! :) We're so proud of the kids, and how well they're doing with their school work, and they also learning a lot about baking, and cooking :) Jenn and Mike went to a flea market in our city :) Each week, we love to use our nice baking friday supplies we've recieved from family and friends over the years :) i wear my nice apron Holly gave me, and we use our nice oven mits, kitchen towels, and hot mats :) These very special supplies, are a big part of our baking, and cooking each week :) Our kitchen was all set, and we were ready to bake some awesome goodies! :) Calling all cookie monsters! :) cookie monsters unite! :) it's time to bake! bake! bake! :)



We began our super fun adventure! :) baking friday teamwork! :) We first began to prepare the brownies :) The kids are great helpers :) They love helping Holly and i prepare the goodies :) all of the kids were coming out into the kitchen at times today, to bake :) the kids love to add the ingredients :) Hunter and Jacob cracked open the eggs, and Carter helped add the brownies mix and vegetable oil, and Holly added in the water :) We began to super stir the brownies :) the kids love to super stir! :) Hunter uses 2 spoons to super stir :) We were sharing lots of smiles, and spiritred cheer :) Jacob painted 2 cool pictures in school, and showed us the pictures, he did a great job :) my mom came out into the kitchen, and you all are always right there with us in spirit :) i got a baking pan, and used vegetable oil to grease the pan,and we poured the brownies mix into the pan, and i put the brownies into the oven to bake :) The kids love to cheer,"we want brownies!" :)



We did some cleaning up in the kitchen, and then began to get ready to bake the cinnamon rolls :) We popped open the can of cinnamon rolls, and put them onto a baking pan,and put the rolls into the oven to bake :) we were all hanging out :) Holly and i were talking with Hunter and Jacob about the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie :) they haven't seen the movie before, but would like to watch the movie :) my mom was hanging out with us,and the kids were going back and forth, from the kitchen and living room :) the cinnamon rolls finished baking, they baked nicely :) the brownies finished baking a little while later, they baked awesome :) once the cinnamon rolls cooled down a bit, we spread oreo frosting on the cinnamon rolls :) i took a picture of the rolls, and we all began to dig in :) when the brownies cooled down, i cut the brownies into nice squares, and took a picture :)



The goodies came out great! :) We all were digging in, enjoying the goodies we baked :) We had so much fun baking today :) i thanked the kids and Holly for helping :) We love these awesome times, and are looking forward to baking lots more goodies, and also grilling goodies too, as the spring season continues on :) we were originally going to bake some sugar cookies today, we're gonna bake those cookies very soon :) we need to stock up on some flour :) we had thought we had enough, but definitely need to stock up soon :) 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 all with eachother in spirit in our kitchens :) this so much fun, and very special :) i wish we all could gather and have a big baking friday picnic :) Brownies, and Cinnamon Rolls with oreo frosting, dedicated to our wonderful family, friends, and to the awesome spirit of spring time :) We love you all so very very much! :) many great memories made, to always cherish and treasure :) baking friday! :) We love it!!! :) April 30th, 2021 :) Happy baking friday everyone! :)



We're enjoying an awesome and spirit soaring day! :) baking friday! :) Spring season excitement! :) We love it!!! :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, healthy, and in great spirits :) it was so much fun baking goodies today :) We love these very special times, and all of the great memories being made :) We love sharing in this very special tradition each week, and blossoming into the weekend's :) It's been an awesome stretch of days :) the weekend is arriving with lots of spring spirit :) We love the weekend's :) Tomorrow, Holly and i are going to have a popcorn movies marathon party :) we're going to have some foods, snacks, and drinks :) We picked out some cool movies to watch :) We're also going to enjoy some nature walks, gardening, writing :) We're going to watch the Kentucky derby tomorrow evening :) on sunday we're going to have a TWD party :) it's gonna be a super sweet weekend! :) i look forward to sharing our weekend festivities, adventures, and pictures with everyone in my weekend journals :) There's so much more to look forward too :) Tonight, Holly and i are going to watch an episode of most haunted, and an episode of ghost adventures :) We love our fun, friday night paranormal party night's :) Cheers!!! to spring season, and all of the great times being shared :)



keep healthy, safe, and strong everyone :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us, and for the very special heart warming joy you all bring to our days, our hearts, and our lives :) You all are wonderfully nice, sweet, and very caring :) You bring a wonderful warmth to our hearts, and brighten sunshine into our spirits that makes each day, a joy to blossom into :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) big group warm caring happy sunny sunflower friendship hug and blueberry iced coffee cheers! :) You all give us strength, hope, inspiring us to enjoy each day to the fullest <3 We're with you all, and will always be here anytime you all need us :) Thank you all, for brightening our days and making each day very special :) We're so happy, thankful, and blessed to have you all in our lives :) We love sharing in, and celebrating the seasons with you all, birthday's, holiday's, and the spirit of the seasons throughout the year :) We look forward to sharing in many more very special times, adventures, and all of the seasonal traditions and festivities with family, friends, nature walks, and the wonderful spirit of the season, and more special times to share in, as the month of May arrives, and blossoming more and more into the gardening season :)



-never lose hope :)



To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, we're enjoying an awesome day! :) Today, the kids, Holly, and i baked brownies, and cinnamon rolls with oreo frosting for baking friday :) We love these very special times, and all of the great memories being made :) We're so happy and excited to blossom into the weekend, with a popcorn movies party day tomorrow, nature walks, gardening, and also going to do some writing :) We're loving the blossoming of spring season :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)



my mom says hello :) She says, "i hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and enjoying a really good baking friday" :) Awww! :) She days, "wishing everyone a nice weekend" :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, healthy,and enjoying a great day! :) We think of you and your family's often :) We wish everyone a healthy,safe, and peaceful weekend :) We love the weekend's, and are so happy and excited to blossom into some more gardening, continued joys of the spring season ,and blossoming into the new month of May with lots more spring time celebrations :)



Happy baking friday!!! :) calling all cookie monsters! :) We're celebrating spirited spring cheer! :) my family, Holly, and i are so happy, and excited! :) We're having so much fun, sharing in, and celebrating the spring season with everyone :) There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) The spring season nature is blossoming all around, and the month of May is set to arrive :) We're looking forward to all of the upcoming times to share in, birthday's, holiday's, BBQ cookouts, Kentucky derby, and lots more :) We're celebrating the spring time cheer :) We sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone :) This is a picture of our kitchen all set up and dedcorated, for our super fun adventure :) Today, we're baking cinnamon rolls with oreo frosting and brownies :) Thank you everyone, so very much, 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! :)
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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 this week, 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 :)
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Greetings, from our kitchen to yours! :) The baking friday crew! :) The kids and i got our picture taken in the kitchen today :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) You all are always right there with us in spirit, during these very special spirited times :) Sharing lots of smiles, and spirited baking friday cheer! :) We love it!!! :)
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Baking friday teamwork! :) Preparing the goodies! :) The kids love to help :) They're great helpers :) they get so proud, adding the ingredients, super stirring, and of course enjoying the goodies we bake :) We're so proud of the kids, they're learning a lot about baking, and cooking :) We loving our spring time baking friday adventures :)
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funny faces time! :) hehe! :) 


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hi angel friends! :) Jacob, Holly, and i :)


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Jacob is very proud of his artwork paintings :) he did a great job! :)


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Smiles from Holly! :) 


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Brownies and Cinnamon Rolls with Oreo Frosting :) come on over, for some baking friday goodies! :) We had a super fun time baking goodies today :) We love these awesome times, and all of the great memories being made :) We look forward to lots more baking, cooking, and grilling, as the season goes on :) sharing lots of smiles, and spirited cheer :) baking friday :)
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Replies

CoolGal
CoolGal

Hi Chris Glad you and your family are doing well and enjoyed baking The brownies and cinnamon rolls came out great The kids always look like they have fun. Nice to see Holly and you having a nice time too.Hope you enjoy the derby tomorrow and get in some good garden time this weekend Its very windy but warm where I am today. Thanks for all my nice hugs today Have a good evening hugs to everyone-Stephanie
cedarbrooke
cedarbrooke

Great pictures. Soo much fun! Everything looks delicious! Great job Team Bakers. Thanks for sharing your day. Bunkering down for a bad windy night. Hugs! Brooke & Henri
Lilysawyer
Lilysawyer

what a wonderful baking Fri crew fun time! I will take a brownie and some cinnamon buns :D thanks for sharing your fun Baking Fri adventures.
sunsetyellow2
sunsetyellow2

Hi Chris and Holly. So glad you all had a fun time baking. I love seeing everyone having such a great time while learning a life skill. Great to see a couple pics of Holly.

Snowed here this afternoon. It didn't lay but we are under a freeze warning tonite. Super windy all day and I had to turn the furnace back on this morning. But it is warming up again tomorrow.

You and Holly enjoy your movie marathon. Not sure what John and I are doing tomorrow. We are babysitting Bo on Sunday. We love to have Bo visit us.

Have a great evening.
Hugs
John and Debbie
JeanCarlin
JeanCarlin

Hi Chris
The table looks so cute and all the treats look yummy!!
I love Holly's tee shirt too, :-)
Enjoy the Derby and your movie marathon, :-)
Hugs, Jeannie
Squarley
Squarley

Hi Chris Holly and baking team what a wonderful pictures I can’t tell you how it warmed my heart to see you all together with Holly :-) and then the one with her I don’t know which boy it was just looking at her with a big smile on his face and you and her together it just warms my heart so much and Bruce he wanted one of them cinnamon rolls so bad I thought I was going to have to go out and get him one. Thank you for sharing that was a wonderful special morning today we both enjoyed them thank you so so much we love you we send you hugs and you Our in our thoughts and prayers every day you did a wonderful job as always, Have a wonderful derby day love you all!!