baking friday :) Chocolate Chip Cookies, Apple Bread, and Regular Bread :)

"we're gonna eat all of these cookies!"- my nephew's Hunter, Mikey, 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, Cookie monsters themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) this was so much fun!!! :) we had the flour flying in the air, and sharing lots of smiles :)The cookies are going very fast! hehe! :) the kids are going right after the cookies plate! hehe! :) we're so happy and excited! :) it's spring time, and the spirit of the season is all around :) we're loving the excitement, and all of the traditions, that makes spring time a classic time of the year :) it's a cookie monsters party in the kitchen! :) 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 some chocolate chip cookies, apple struesel bread, and some regular bread too :) it was so much fun! :) everyone is digging in, enjoying the goodies :) the kids love the cookies, and Holly's having some apple struesel bread :) it's a spring time, baking friday celebration, as we're getting ready to blossom into some more spring adventures, and the upcoming Kentucky derby day tomorrow :)

We're loving the spirit of spring season, and all of the great memories being made :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well and enjoying a great day :) the spirit of spring season is all around :) we're having so much fun, celebrating the joys of blossoming spring season with everyone :) it's a wonderful time, with lots of festivities, and traditions :) We're gearing up for a super Kentucky derby day tomorrow, going to the mohegan sun, and all of the excitement of continued blossoming spring season :) lots of nature walks, and gardening adventures coming up :) it's a great time of the year :) we're so happy, thankful, and blessed to have the wonderful opportunity to share in, and celebrate the joys of the season with you and your family's :)

This morning, we had a sweet new day, rising and shining :) i love to wish my family and friends a happy baking friday, ,and i share with my family, your wonderful happy baking friday wishes :) awww! :) thank you angel friends, so very much! :) You all are wonderfully nice, and sweet :) it was a sweet spirited morning, as the new day was blossoming :) i love beginning my day with a cool nature walk :) i gathered a big bowl of goodies, and went outside for my early morning nature walk :) i put lots of goodies in our backyard, for our nature friends :) they love their baking friday breakfast feasts :) awww! :) i was checking in on our plants, bushes, and fruit trees :) they're doing awesome! :)We have some awesome sunshine weather coming early next week, and will be a great opportunity to do some yard and garden work, and gardening :) it's gonna be so nice, and a very special joy :) we're looking forward to getting lots of plants growing in our greenhouse :)

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 flowers theme, and added some of our wonderful Kentucky derby decorations, as it's derby time, and celebrating the 145th running of the Kentucky derby on saturday :) our kitchen looked awesome! :) my mom and dad had some plans to go out to the bank, and to shop :) i went with my mom and dad for a car ride to my bank, i withdrawed my recent online earnings :) it was so nice, going out for a car ride :) i saw a robin bird, and flowers :) Holly was home, resting, as she got a migraine as the day was starting. god bless her heart. she's been resting up, and is feeling better this early evening :) she's been looking forward to joining us for the annual adventure to go to the mohegan sun casino for the derby day :) This early afternoon, i enjoyed some nice time here on ds, writing to friends :)

Around 2:30pm, Alyssa and Brodie came over :) Alyssa brought me a nice peach iced tea :) it's very nice, and sweet of her :) cheers! :) around 3pm, Alyssa went to pick up the kids from school, and Jenn and Mike brought over Mikey and Hunter, and Jenn, Mike, and Carter then went to look at a new place, as they may be moving soon :) there's lots of great excitement, and spirit in the air, as we were all gathering around, and getting ready to bake :) each week, we love to use our nice 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 get such awesome enjoyment, getting to use our baking supplies, and seeing our baking supplies in the kitchen each day, reminds us of our baking friday adventures :) our kitchen was all set, and ready, and we were ready to get the flour flying in the air in the kitchen :) 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 chocolatre chip cookies :) they're one of our favorite treats :) i said to Kayla, pick out the best egg ever :) She loves to pick out the eggs :) we were gathering the ingredients, and adding the ingredients into the bowl :) Mikey and Hunter were helping Kayla and i bake goodies today :) we were sharing lots of smiles, as we prepared the goodies :) The kids get so proud, helping add the ingredients into the bowl :) we were getting some flour flying in the air in the kitchen today :) The kids are so excited, that summer season is right around the corner :) Mikey was talking about how his dad ,Mike, has some metal detectors and that they're gonna be looking for treats :) super cool! :)

We were super stirring the cookies dough :) my mom and Alyssa were coming out into the kitchen too :) You all are always right there with us in spirit, during these special times :) we love all of the heart-felt sharing :) i used vegetable oil to grease the baking pan, and we put lots of cookies onto the pan, and i put the first batch of cookies into the oven to bake :) we love the scent of chocolate chip cookies baking :) as the cookies were baking, we were getting set to bake some bread :) Alyssa and Lisa, gave us some breads they got, from the school fundraisers at the kids school :) we put the breads onto the baking pan :) 1 bread, is a regular bread, and 1 bread is apple struesel bread :) i put the breads into the oven to bake :)

As the goodies were baking, we did some cleaning up in the kitchen, and the 1st batch of chocolate chip cookies finished baking :) i brought the cookies out of the oven to cool down, and put another batch of chocolate chip cookies into the oven to bake :) we were all hanging out :) little Brodie was waving to us all :) awww! :) the breads, and 2nd batch of cookies finished baking :) the cookies and breads came out great :) the kids were digging into the cookies plate, eating cookies :) we're all cookie monsters! hehe! :) we love cookies :) we had so much fun baking goodies :) Brayden said, "Chris, these are the best cookies" :) awww! :) i thanked Kayla, and the kids 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 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, Apple Struesel Bread, and Bread, dedicated to our wonderful family, friends, and to the awesome spirit of the spring season :) we love you all so very very much! :) many great memories made, to always cherish and treasure :) baking friday, we love it!!! :) May 3rd ,2019 :) Happy baking friday everyone! :)

We're enjoying a wonderful day! :) baking friday, spirited spring time, we love it!!! :) Derby weekend is arriving!!! :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, and are in great spirits :) There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) we've been enjoying the week, so very much, and are so happy, thankful, and blessed to be able to share in, and celebrate spirited, fun, and exciting times like this, with you and your family's :) The weekend is arriving with lots of awesome spirit :) tomorrow's the Kentucky Derby!!! :) the 145th run for the Roses :) we're so happy and excited to celebrate with everyone, and cheering on the horses :) my mom, dad, Holly, and i are gonna go shopping at the dollar tree, and then gonna go to the mohegan sun casino to place bets on the derby :) We want to get some treats at krispy kreme donuts :) it's gonna be an amazing fun time :) i'll take some cool pictures at the mohegan sun to share with everyone :) i'm gonna write some cards, and letters this weekend, and also doing some online shopping :) i look forward to sharing our weekend adventures, and pictures with everyone in my weekend journals :) There's lots of great things to look forward too :) Tonight, Holly and i are going to watch 2 episodes of most haunted show :) we love our friday night, paranormal party night's :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us :) 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 friendship hugs :) We hope everyone enjoys a beautiful weekend :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, today, Kayla, the kids, and i baked some chocolate chip cookies, and bread, for baking friday :) we're so excited, for the weekend, and continued joys of blossoming spring season :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)

my mom says hi :) She says, "i hope everyone is having a really good baking friday" :) awww! :) She says, "i hope everyone has a nice weekend" :) awww! :) 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 wish everyone a wonderfully safe, fun, and happy weekend :) we're so happy and excited to celebrate the Kentucky derby with everyone :) it's gonna be awesome! :)

Happy baking friday!!! :) calling all cookie monsters! :) we're celebrating spring time, excitement of the season, and special traditions :) my family, Holly, and i are so happy and excited! :) the spring season is in full swing, and there's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) the spring season is in full swing with some awesome festivities, and traditions :) we love sharing in, and celebrating these times with you and your family's :) You all make these times very special and memorable for us :) We have the gardening season blossoming, and the Kentucky derby tomorrow :) We sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone :) We're celebrating all of the joys, with some awesome baking friday fun :) this is a picture of our kitchen all set up, and decorated for our super fun adventure :) Today, we're baking chocolate chip cookies, and bread :) We love these awesome times :) 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 and dad :) they went shopping today and picked up 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 baking friday supplies :) we're very happy, thankful, and blessed to have this very special tradition in our lives :) a special thank you for my sister Lisa and niece Alyssa, for giving us the breads to bake :)


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Greetings, from our kitchen to yours :) Kayla, the kids, and i got our picture taken in the kitchen :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) You all are always right there with us in spirit :) lots of excitement and spirit in the air :) We love these awesome times and traditions :) Happy baking friday smiles :)

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Baking friday teamwork! :) celebrating the spirit of spring time baking :) preparing the cookies and bread :) the kids love to help :) they get so proud, when they add the ingredients, super stirring, and of course, enjoying the goodies we bake :) sharing lots of happy baking friday smiles :)

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Chocolate Chip Cookies, Apple Struesel bread, and bread! :) come on over, for some baking friday goodies! :) Kayla, the kids, and i had lots of fun baking goodies today :) we love these awesome times, and all of the great memories being made :) the spirit of spring time, and lots of great joys of the season :) baking friday :)

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Replies

CoolGal
CoolGal

Hi Chris Glad you and your family are having a nice day and enjoyed baking. The breads and cookies came out great.You got some nice photos of the kids having fun too.So nice you have a great weekend planned with a big adventure at the casino,Hope all of you pick the lucky horses and win big. Thanks for all my nice hugs today Have a good evening Hugs to all-Stephanie
Lilysawyer
Lilysawyer

oh boy look at all the choc chips in the cookies. yummy! and the apple bread looks yummy too I can almost smell the baking, that kitchen must have smelled yummy :D
cedarbrooke
cedarbrooke

You are making me so hungry! Great job Team Bakers! Thanks for sharing. Brought a big smile to my face! Hugs! Brooke
Squarley
Squarley

Hello my dear friend what a wonderful journal and a wonderful baking the cookies look so delicious and the kids were really in the baking them and I bet they couldn’t wait to eat them. Made me very hungry. So glad to see that everybody got together and all those cookie monsters were there. Hope Holly is feeling better and you have a wonderful weekend and I hope you win big at the derby. Were have a busy weekend but will keep in touch and I love you bunches talk to you soon from your friends at Kentucky. Hello my dear friend what a wonderful journal and a wonderful baking the cookies look so delicious and the kids were really in the baking them and I bet they couldn’t wait to eat them. Made me very hungry. So glad to see that everybody got together and all those cookie monsters were there. Hope Holly is feeling better and you have a wonderful weekend and I hope you win big at the derby. I have a busy weekend but will keep in touch and I love you bunches talk to you soon from your friends in Kentucky :)
sunsetyellow2
sunsetyellow2

Hi Chris and Holly It looks like everybody had a great time baking. It is so great that you are teaching the boys how to bake. Not only are they learning how to bake but also how good the goodies are that they make themselves. Have a great Derby Day and I hope your horse wins. Not supposed to rain today and I hope the weatherman is right. It will be great to see the sunshine all day. Have a fun day--John Debbie, Mya, Abby and Allie