baking friday :) Brownies, and Onion Pretzels :) Sweet Winter time baking! :)

"You're a cookie monster!"- "here Holly, we baked these goodies for you" awww! :) my nephew Hunter 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, winter time themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) This was so much fun!!! :) we had the flour flying in the air in the kitchen today, and sharing lots of smiles, and spirited cheer! :) Hunter was so proud, after we baked goodies, he wanted to bring a brownie and onion pretzel to Holly :) awww! :) We're enjoying an awesome day, and lots of great memories being made :) 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 onion pretzels :) it was so much fun :) the goodies are going very fast, they're super popular! :) We're loving the spirited excitement, as we continue to blossom into our new year's baking friday adventures, baking up lots of goodies, and many great memories being made :) we love these awesome times, and are so happy, and thankful to have this very special tradition in our lives :)

Sweet Joys of Winter time baking, and January celebrations! :) Hi angel friends! :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and enjoying a great day! :) We're loving the spirit of the season, all of the special joys of times being shared, with family, friends, and the contined blossoming of the new year :)We're so happy and excited to be baking some awesome goodies, sharing lots of smiles, spirited cheer, and all of the great memories being made :) As the winter season has settled in, it's so nice baking some goodies, and doing some cooking too :) We're so happy, thankful, and blessed to have you all in our lives, and to be able to share in, and celebrate the special simple joys and traditions of the season, with everyone :) it's our favorite day of the week, and tradition ,baking friday :) We love counting down to this awesome tradition :) The kids visit during the week, and they love to ask, how many days until it's baking friday :) awww! :) We're so happy and excited about our baking friday crew growing, with little Brody and Carter beginning to join in a bit too :) There's so many awesome times being shared, lots of great recipes,from classic favorites, to new recipes :) It's so much fun baking, cooking, and of course, enjoying the goodies and foods :) Cheers! to seasonal traditions :)

This morning, we had a sweet new day, rising and shining :) 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 wonderful happy baking friday wishes :) Awww! :) Thank you angel friends, so very much! :) You all are very nice, and sweet :) We've been looking forward to baking some nice goodies, for the day and upcoming weekend :) January celebrations are in full swing :) We had a nice time celebrating my brother inlaw Mike's birthday yesterday evening :) Thank you all for your sweet happy birthday wishes :) Mike says thanks :) he had a great birthday :) We have my mom's and dad's 56th anniversary on saturday, and the 2nd anniversary of Holly living here with us in Connecticut :) We also have friend's birthday's this month too :) January is a great month, and the football playoffs :) There's so much to enjoy, and to look forward too :)

As the new day was blossoming, i was up early, enjoying some nice time here on DS, writing to friends, and getting ready for my early morning nature walk :) it's been a really nice nature walk, with lots of nature walks, and seeing our nature friends visiting :) i gathered a big bowl of goodies, and went outside for my nature walk :) i put lots of goodies in our backyard, bird sanctuary area :) our nature friends love their baking friday breakfast feast :)Awww! :) i saw lots of birds around :) i love these spirit soaring nature moments :) it warms our hearts, knowing our nature friends are enjoying the goodies :) We look forward to blossoming into some more nature walks, and we hope for lots of sunshine soon :)

It was a sweet spirited morning :) We enjoyed a nice breakfast, and Holly and i got vanilla iced coffees, from mcdonalds :) Cheers! :) i began to gather our baking friday supplies, and decorations, and went out into our kitchen to begin setting up, and decorating our kitchen, for our super fun adventure :) Today, i decorated with a nice Winter nature theme :) our kitchen looked awesome! :) it's so much fun decorating, and is a big part of the baking friday tradition each week :) we prepared some nice onion pretzel dough, so that the dough could rise during the afternoon, and would be all set, and ready to make pretzels during the afternoon :) the recipe is very simple, and easy :) 1 cup of water, 1 packet of yeast, a little sugar, onion flakes, a little vegetable oil, and flour :) i stir in the flour, until it becomes a nice dough, and then i cover the dough and put it in the fridge to rise :) The pretzel dough is awesome :) 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 picked up Brayden, Jacob, and Colby, from school :) the kids were very excited, they love baking friday, and the weekend, as they get some days off from school work :) We were gathering in our kitchen, and got our picture taken :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) You all are always right there with us in spirit :) Each week, we love to use our nice baking friday supplies, that we've recieved over the years from family and friends :) i wore my nice apron that Holly gave me, and we use our nice oven mits, kitchen towels, and all of our baking friday supplies, area big part of our baking and cooking each week :) our kitchen was all set, and ready, 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! :) Today, Hunter wanted to help. and also we were teaching little Carter and Brody about baking :) Holly helped prepare the pretzel dough earlier :)she came down with a migraine around late morning ,but wanted to at least help with preparing the pretzel dough :) awww! :) She was resting this afternoon ,but definitely with us in spirit in the kitchen :) Hunter said, "Chris, i want to bring Holly a brownie and pretzel" :) aww! :) i said, "That would be great!" :) We're so happy, Carter and Brody have been joining us in the kitchen :) they stand on the little chairs, and are so proud to see all of the baking friday fun, and Brody said, "Brownies!" :) We added the ingredients into the bowl :) The kids love to help, they're great helpers :) Hunter cracked open both eggs, he loves to crack open the eggs :) Wewere super stirring the ingredients, and i used butter to grease the baking pan :) we poured the brownies into the baking pan, Brody and Carter were watching :) my mom, Jenn, and the triplets came out into the kitchen at times, and you all are always right there with us in spirit, sharing lots of smiles, and spirited cheer :) i put the brownies into the oven to bake :)

We began to get the pretzels ready to bake :) on the stove, i had the water heating up in the cooking pot :) Hunter and i made the pretzel dough into pretzel shapes, and i put the pretzels into the water, 2 at a time :) i then used the metal spatula to take the pretzels out of the water, and put the pretzels onto a nicely butter greased baking pan :) we melted some butter, and added onion flakes into it, and put the butter/onion flakes onto the pretzels, and i put the pretzels into oven to bake :) one of the triples came out into the kitchen, Brayden, and he asked if the brownies were ready, Hunter said, "You're a cookie monster!" hehe! :) The brownies finished baking, i brought them out of the oven to cool down :) Kayla asked if the brownies were ready :) The brownies are very popular :)

The onion pretzels baked nicely, and i sliced the brownies :) i took some pictures of the goodies, and we all began to dig in :) Hunter was so proud, to help bring a pretzel, and brownie for Holly :) awww! :) Holly gave Hunter a hug, and a fist bump :) cool dude Hunter :) sharing lots of smiles :) i thanked Hunter, Holly, and the kids for helping bake :) We had so much fun baking goodies :) Everyone is enjoying the goodies, the brownies went fast, we'll definitely bake some more :) i'm going to have an onion pretzel this evening :) We love these awesome times, and all of the great memories being made :) We've got lots more super fun baking friday adventures to look forward too :) a very special shoutout, for family and friends :) lots of great baking and cooking this week :) We love hearing about the foods, and goodies 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 big baking friday picnic :) Brownies, and Onion Pretzels, dedicated to our wonderful family, friends, and to the awesome spirit of the season :) We love you all, so very very much! :) many great memories made, to always cherish and treasure :) baking friday! :) We love it!!! :) January 15th, 2021 :) Happy baking friday everyone! :)

During the Evening yesterday, we enjoyed a really sweet time, celebrating my brother inlaw Mike's birthday :) You all were with us in spirit :) shortly after 4pm,we began our journey over to Mike's birthday celebration :) my mom drove :) We drove past malerba's farm, the golf course, and peaceful pond :) it was so nice, seeing these awesome sights we love :) i think of the ducks swimming in the pond, even during winter time, with the mild weather :) We arrived at Jenn's and family's, they greeted us :) We wished Mike a happy birthday :) Mike says, "thanks everyone" :) Awww! :) our family friend Wayne came over :) Mike opened up his birthday gifts :) We gave him cards, money, a cool thermal infared thermometer he wanted, plus some biscuits, cookies, candy, and teas he loves :) Mike's very happy, and loves his gifts :) the kids were having lots of fun playing, video games :) We all enjoyed some nice sandwiches, with pickles, fruits, pizza, and also had some oatmeal cookies :) it was a delicious meal :) Jenn got a nice strawberry shortcake for Mike :) We all sang happy birthday to Mike :) We were all hanging out, enjoying some cake, Holly and i brought our drinks, she had iced tea, and i had blueberry iced coffee :) Mike was talking with us about some cool collectibles, racing cars, and hotwheels :) The kids played hotwheels with us, Mikey, Hunter, and Carter had an awesome collection of hotwheels :) We were enjoying Mike's birthday celebration, so very much :) We were at the celebration until about 6:30m :) We thanked Jenn, Mike, and family for having us over to visit :) Lots of great memories made, sharing lots of smiles :) We enjoyed our car ride home :) Thank you angel firneds, for your sweet happy birthday wishes for Mike :) it was such a nice time celebrating his birthday : )We're so happy, Mike had a happy birthday :)

We're enjoying an awesome day! :) baking friday! :) We love it!!! :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, healthy, and in good spirit :) it was so much fun, baking goodies today :) We love these special times, and all of the great memories being made :) it's been an awesome stretch of days, and the weekend is arriving with lots of seasonal spirit :) We're so happy and excited about the weekend :) Saturday is my mom and dad's 56th anniversary, and the 2nd anniversary of Holly living here with us :) We're so happy and excited to celebrate with everyone :) we're going to enjoy some food, snacks, drinks, and also going to watch some movies and football this weekend too :) You all will be with us in spirit, as we celebrate :) We're so happy and excited to share in all of the spirited excitement :) i look forward to sharing our weekend celebrations, festivitie,s and pictures with everyone in my weekend journals :) There's many 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 :)

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 :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) big group warm caring happy sunny sunflower friendship hug and cheers! :) You all give us strength, hope, inspiring us to enjoy each day to the fullest :) 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 look forward to sharing in many more very special times, adventures, and all of the seasonal winter time traditions and festivities with family, friends, nature walks, and the wonderful spirit of the season, as we blossom into the new year, 2021, with many more special times to share in :)

-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 onion pretzels, for baking friday :) We love these special times :) We're so happy and excited to celebrate mom's and dad's anniversary, and 2nd anniversary of Holly living with us here in CT :) We're going to have some celebrations, and also going to watch football :) We love the weekend's, and the special times of the new year :) You're always right there with us in spirit :) 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 says, "enjoy a nice weekend" :) Awww! :) 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 :) The month of January is in full swing, with lots of great festivities :)

Happy baking friday!!! :) Calling all cookie monsters! :) A super fun, and sweet, winter time themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) my family, Holly, and i are so happy and excited! :) we're enjoying a very special time, sharing in, and celebrating the blossoming of the new year, with all of the festivities, traditions, and enjoying each day to the fullest :) We sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone :) We're so happy to be blossoming into lots of baking this new year, and all of our seasonal festivities :) it'sa great time to enjoy some baking, and cooking, as the winter season has settled in :) This is a picture of our kitchen all set up and decorated for our super fun adventure :) Today, we're baking Brownies, and Onion Pretzels :) We're treasuring all of the great memories being made, as the season continues to shine :) 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! :)

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

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 in our kitchen :) sharing lots of spirited joy, and happy baking friday smiles :)

Baking friday Teamwork! :) preparing the goodies! :) the kids love to help! :) They're great helpers :) They get so proud, when they add the ingredients, super stirring, and of course, enjoying the goodies we bake :) we love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone :) We're so happy and excited to be blossoming into a whole new year of baking friday fun :) happy baking friday smiles :)

Hunter took these 2 pics of Brody and i :) 

Brody and Carter :) bakers in training :) 

Brownies and Onion Pretzels! :) come on over, for some baking friday goodies! :) We had lots of fun baking goodies today :) We love these special spirited times, and all of the excitement :) We're loving our new year's baking friday adventures, and all of the great memories being made :) We look forward to baking lots more goodies :) baking friday :)