baking friday :) Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Brownies :) Sweet Seasonal Baking! :)

"We love chocolate! lets bake!"- my nephew's Brody, Hunter, and Colby said that today, during baking friday! :)



Calling all cookie monsters! :) hehe! :) Cookie monsters! :) hehe! :) Cookie monsters unite!!! :) it's baking friday!!! :) oh my! :) a super fun, flour flying, 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 as we baked 2 of our favorite goodies! :) We're loving our winter time baking friday's! :) 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 chocolate chip cookies, and brownies :) it was so much fun! :) the goodies are very popular, and are going fast! :) hehe! :) We're cookie monsters! :) we're so happy and excited, for all of the great things going on as the season is in full swing :) Lots of winter time baking ,and soon Spring countdown baking :) Thank you all, our dear angel friends for sharing in this very special tradition with us each week :)



Celebrating sweet spirit of the season! :) We're loving our winter time baking friday adventures! :) Hi angel friends! :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and enjoying a great day :) We think of you and your family's often :) we're loving the week, and all of the seasonal festivities and traditions :) There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) We're enjoying our winter time baking friday's, and so excited also for the upcoming countdown to spring season as the month of March approaches, and soon it'll be spring time :) we're only a little over a month away, from those golden early days of spring :) There's so much more to look forward too : )We're enjoying a grat time sharing in the week and season with everyone :) Lots of great festivities, traditions, and celebrations :) We're very happy, thankful, and blessed to have you all in our lives, and to be able to share in and celebrate these spirited joyful times of the season with you all :) We love friday's, and the arrival of the weekend's :) It's our favorite day and tradition ,baking friday and we've been looking forward to baking some of our favorite goodies :)



This morning, we had a great 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 sweet happy baking friday wishes :) awww! :) thank you angel friends, so very much! :) You all are wonderfully nice, and sweet :) i've been having lots of fun sharing pictures of my collectibles in my journals in recent days :) it's bringing me lots of heart-felt joy ,and excitement getting to share :) i'd love to share some more pictures soon of my collections ,including pictures of my postcards collection :) over the years, i've recieved over 100 postcards from friends all around the world, from state to state, country to country :) i'll take some pictures of my postcards soon :) i'm also going to buy some postcards to mail out, very soon :) i was up early this morning ,blossoming into the new day, enjoying some nice time here on DS, writing to friends and getting ready for my early morning nature walk :) it got very windy here overnight, and some very gusty winds this morning. i gathered a big bowl of goodies ,and went outside for a few minutes to put goodies in our backyard :) our nature friends love their baking friday breakfast feast :) aww! :) i wasn't outside for long, as the winds were gusty a lot, but am so glad i went outside to put goodies in our backyard :) Holly and i are looking for ward to lots more nature walks, and discovering signs of spring with the perennial flowers sprouting ,very soon :)



It was a nice sweet spirited early morning :) We enjoyed our breakfast, and having some hot tea, water, and iced coffee :) 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 baking friday adventure :) Today ,i decorated with a sunny spirited theme :) i love displaying our decorations :) our kitchen looked great! :) as the morning went on, Holly and i put the sports radio on, we've been enjoying tuning into the radio as the week's been going on :) we love the sports talk radio, and they even discuss all kinds of subjects on there, including foods, and upcoming sports events :) it's always entertaining tuning in :) i've also been checking out some collectibles on ebay :) We enjoyed a nice lunch around mid-day, and during the early afternoon, i enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :) Our power did go out for about 20 minutes, due to a transformer, but thankfully the power went back on :)



Around 3pm, Jenn and the kids came over, and the triplets and Brody came over after school :) The kids have been enjoying some nice school days, and doing very well :) We're very proud of them :) we've been counting down to our super fun baking friday adventure :) We're loving our winter time baking friday's :) Lots of great recipes, and new recipes too :) There's lots of great spirit and excitement in the air :) We gathered in our kitchen, and got our picture taken :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) Jenn and Mike went out to do some shopping :) Each week, we love to use our nice baking friday supplies that we've recieved over the years :) i wear my nice apron that Holly gave me, and we use our nice oven mits, kitchen towels, and all of our baking 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 :) they're one of our favorite goodies :) Today, Hunter and Brody helped Holly and i bake goodies :) We began to add the ingredients into the bowl :) We used the nice new mixing bowl that Holly gave me :)the kids love to help, they get so proud when they add the ingredients :) we were sharing lots of smiles :) my mom and the other kids were coming out into the kitchen at times :) You all are always right there with us in spirit, during these very special spirited fun times :) We super stirred the brownies mix, and i used butter to grease the baking pan :) we poured the brownies mix into the pan, and i put the brownies into the oven to bake :)



As the brownies were began, to began to prepare the chocolate chip cookies :) The kids were very excited to open the bag of chocolate chips, they love to taste test the chocolate chips :) We added the ingredients into the bowl, including some melted butter, as it helps make the cookie dough become great to make the cookies :) We love chocolate chip cookies, i remember when i was a kid, and my mom, sister Lisa, and i use too bake chocolate chip cookies together :) when we bake cookies these days ,it always brings back lots of great memories for me :) We made a big batch of cookie dough :) i used butter to grease the baking pan, and we put the first batch of cookies onto the pan :) The kids were so excited, and couldn't wait until the goodies were finished baking : )We were having so much fun baking :) We did some cleaning up in the kitchen :) We were all hanging out :) The brownies finished baking ,i brought them out of the oven to cool down :)



i put a 2nd batch of chocolate chip cookies into the oven, after the first batch finished baking :) The brownies cooled down, i sliced the brownies, and then took a picture of the brownies, and we all began to dig in :) the 2nd batch of chocolate chip cookies finished baking, they came out really good too :) i took picture of the cookies, and we all began to enjoy the cookies :) The brownies and cookies came out great! :) we had so much fun baking goodies today :) i thanked the kids and Holly for helping bake :) We have many 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 goodies and foods you all bake and cook :) We're all 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 :) Chocolate Chip Cookies and Brownies, dedicated to our wonderful family and friends :) We love you all, so very very much! :) many great memories made, to always cherish and treasure :) baking friday! :) We love it!! :) February 18th, 2022 :) Happy baking friday everyone! :)



We're enjoying a great day! :) baking friday! :) awesome spirited times of the season! :) We love it!!! :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, healthy, and in great spirits :) It was so much fun baking goodies today :) There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) We're loving the spirit of the season :) The weekend is arriving with lots of great spirit :) We love the weekend's :) Tomorrow, Holly and i are going to have a fun, popcorn movies party marathon :) We picked out some awesome movies to watch :) on sunday, Holly and i are going to have a TWD marathon, and watfching the new episode of TWD on sunday night :)We're very excited to have TWD party's on sunday's :) It's gonna be a great 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, for your wonderful love, care, support, warm well wishes, and for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our very happy hearts :) Big group happy sunny warm caring friendship hug :) We wish everyone, a nice peaceful evening and night, and wishing everyone continued joys of the season :)



-never lose hope :)



To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, we're enjoying a great day! :) Today, the kids, Holly, and i baked brownies, and chocolate chip cookies for baking friday :) We love these very special, spirited fun times and all of the great memories being made :) We're very excited to blossom into the weekend, with enjoying our popcorn movies party, watching our show on sunday, and looking forward to sharing in lots more great times :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)



my mom, Holly, and family says hello :) We hope everyone is doing well, in good health, and enjoying a really good baking friday :) awww! :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We think of you all often :) Thank you for the very special and comforting joy, you all bring our hearts :) Your friendships are very special to us :) You all are always in our thoughts, prayers, and in our hearts :) We wish everyone a healthy, safe, and peaceful weekend :)


Happy baking friday! :) Calling all cookie monsters! :) We're celebrating winter time baking ,and cheer! :) my family, Holly ,and i are very happy and excited! :) We love the spirit of the season, and sharing in all of the special times with everyone :) We're having a great time enjoying our winter time baking friday adventures :) It's so much fun, baking and cooking :) We sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone :) Today we're celebrating winter time cheer, by baking some of our favorite goodies :) This is a picture of our kitchen all set up and decorated :) Today, we're baking Chocolate Chip Cookies, 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 niece Alyssa :) She went to some stores this week, and picked up baking friday supplies :) It's very nice and sweet of her :) Thank you 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 ktichen today :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) You all are always right there with us in spirit, during these very special spirited fun times :) Sharing lots of smiles, and baking friday cheer :) the kids and i were acting like zombies in the kitchen hehe! :) 
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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 having so much fun, enjoying our winter time baking friday adventures :)
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The kids love to make funny faces! :) hehe! :) 


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Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Brownies! :) come on over for some baking friday goodies! :) The kids, Holly and i had so much fun baking goodies today : )We love these very special, spirited fun times and all of the great memories being made :) we look forward to lots more seasonal baking ,and counting down to spring soon :) baking friday :)
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Replies

CoolGal
CoolGal

Hi Chris Glad you and your family are doing well and enjoyed baking The boys always have fun with you and Holly. The cookies and brownies look great Your kitchen decorations look nice today. Its nice you and Holliy have enjoyed sports radio this week and look forward to TWD this weekend. Hope you enjoy your other movies and shows too Thanks for all my nice hugs today Have a good night hugs to all there-Stephanie
bluemoon29
bluemoon29

I’m coming over for some brownies, haha:). I wish we could have a big dessert picnic with everyone too! That would be really fun! You all look so joyous:).
My sister is coming from PA to visit me! She’ll be here tomorrow!! I can’t wait!!
Lilysawyer
Lilysawyer

yum I am coming over too your place, Chris. I bet I can just close my eyes and follow the good smells coming from your kitchen to know I'm in the right place. Love and hugs (and send those cookies and brownies here please. MMMM)
cedarbrooke
cedarbrooke

Lots of smiles in the kitchen. Great job Team Bakers! Chocolate omg I bought myself a big Dark Bar on Wednesday. Soo good! Snowed in today! Thanks for the smiles & sharing your day! Hugs! Brooke & Henri
gratefulgrandma123
gratefulgrandma123

Hi Sweet Chris, Happy Baking Friday. It's great to see all of you in these pictures. Tu for sharing. The goodies look great. I hope u all enjoy & have a great evening & stay warm. Have a nice Sunday. Hugs & love Friends forever
JeanCarlin
JeanCarlin

Hello all you zombie bakers :-) it looks like everyone had loads of fun baking yesterday and I’m sure you all enjoyed devouring your goodies :-)
Thanks for sharing pics of all your fun with the rest of us
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend
Hugs Jeannie
Squarley
Squarley

Good morning baking team what a wonderful set up table was nice and cheery the food looked delicious the kids were having a blast and Holly was having the biggest smile I have ever seen, everyone looks so happy have a wonderful weekend love seeing your pictures thank you for sharing we send our love back to you and your home or warm loving heart to your warm loving heart we love you all!