baking friday :) Chocolate Chip Cookies, Peppermint Bark Candy, and Sugar Cookies! :)

"Candy Canes! Candy Canes!"- my nephew's Hunter, Colby, Jacob, and Brayden 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 festive sweet, Christmas themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) this was so much fun! :) greetings from our north pole kitchen! :) We're so happy and excited! :) Sharing lots of smiles, and festive holiday season cheer as we baked some awesome goodies! :) 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, sugar cookies, and made peppermint bark candy :) it was so much fun! :) The holiday season is shining bright, with lots of festivities and traditions : )We love the very special joy, of getting to share in and celebrate the holiday season with everyone :) We were singing Christmas songs in the kitchen today, sharing some funny Christmas jokes ,and counting down to Christmas holiday! :)

Christmas Time is here! :) Hi angel friends! :) my family, Holly,and i hope everyone is doing well, healthy,and enjoying a wonderful day :) The holiday season is in full swing, with lots of fun, and exciting seasonal festivities, and traditions that makes the season very special,and memorable :) Christmas trees, lights glowing ,decorations all around, and that wonderful joy within our hearts :) We're loving all of the sweet holiday moments, festive cheer, and all of the wonderful memories being made :) Thank you angel friends, for making our holiday season very special, and memorable :) We're very heart happy and excited about lots of great things :) Twas the countdown to Christmas holiday :) We're having so much fun enjoying our Christmas themed baking friday adventures :) it's one of our favorite traditions of the season :) baking goodies, sharing lots of smiles, and spirited cheer as we countdown to the Christmas holiday :) Our holiday home is glowing bright, and the spirit of the season is all around :) Season's greetings, from our hearts,and holiday home to yours :)

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 very nice, and sweet :) We've been looking forward to our super fun adventure tody :) Lots of great holiday spirit all around : )We've been enjoying an awesome time lighting our Christmas lights, and seeing our home glowing for the holiday's :) i was up early this morning, enjoying some nice time here on DS, writing to friends,and getting ready for my early morning nature walk :) We have some stormy weather, rain,and winds in our area. i bundled up warmly, gathered a nice bowl of goodies, and went outside briefly for my nature walk :) i wasn't outside for too long ,but am so glad i got a chance to go outside :) i put goodies in our backyard, bird sanctuary area for our nature friends :) they love their baking friday breakfast feasts :) Awww! :) We're looking forward to the return of the December sunshine,and are hoping for a snowfall around Christmas Eve/holiday :) Happy nature smiles :)

It was a sweet festive early morning :) We enjoyed our breakfast,and having some hot tea with peppermint candy, water,and iced coffee :) Lisa brought us 2 vanilla iced coffees from cumberland farm's :) it's very nice of her :) i began to gather our baking friday supplies, Christmas decorations,and went out into our kitchen to begin setting up and decorating our kitchen,for our super fun adventure :) i love decorating :) Today i decorated with a festive Christmas theme :) our kitchen looked great! :) it's so much fun decorating :) as the morning went on, we put some sports radio on :) We're super excited for a big football weekend ,with lots of games :) We're also looking forward to going Christmas shopping :) Holly and i have our Christmas shopping list all set, and ready for saturday :) Around mid-day, we enjoyed a nice lunch : )During the early afternoon, i enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :)

Around 3pm, Jenn ,and the kids came over, and Brody, and the triplets came over :) lots of great holiday season spirit in the air :) The kids are very happy and excited about Christmas, and looking forward to opening Christmas presents on Christmas morning :) Their holiday spirits shine :) We're looking forward to giving the kids their Christmas presents, we've been buying some really cool toys, and crafts for them :) Lots of awesome Christmas season times being shared :) We all began to gather in our kitchen :) The kids love to select their spots at the kitchen counter :) the kids, Holly,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, during these very special, spirit soaring times :) Each week, we love to use our nice baking friday supplies, and decorations we've recieved from family and friends over the years :) i wore my nice Christmas apron Holly created for me, and we use our nice Christmas oven mits, kitchen towels, and all of our baking friday 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 Christmas goodies :) Calling all cookie monsters! :) Cookie monsters unite! :) it's time to bake! bake! bake! :)

We began our super fun adventure! :) baking friday teamwork! :) the kids love to help! :) They're great helpers! :) We first began to prepare the chocolate chip cookies :) They're one of our favorite treats :) We were sharing some funny Christmas jokes, like "What's Santa's favorite subject in school, Chemis-tree! hehe! and Why did Mrs. Claus tell Santa to bring an umbrella on Christmas Eve? because it may Rein-deer!!!"hehe! :) we were sharing lots of smiles, and spirited cheer! :) my mom came out into the kitchen at times, and you all are always right there with us in spirit, during these very special, spirited fun times :) The kids all love to each have an ingredient to add into the bowl :) Today, Jacob cracked open the egg, Colby added in the butter, Hunter added in the sugar, and we all added in some flour and chocolate chips : )We began to super stir the ingredients! : )Super stirrers! Super Stirrers! :) i said to Holly, "hey, did you tell the kids, that Santa Claus and his reindeer are scheduled to land on our root next friday on baking friday? :) The kids eyes got wide, and they were all excited! :) Each year, the baking friday before Christmas holiday, i bring a bell into the kitchen ,and i ring the bell and the kids get so excited, as they know Santa Claus and his Reindeer are coming to visit! :) awww! :) Lots of sweet Christmas moments :)

We got the baking pan ready, i used butter to greasse the pan,and we all put the round shaped cookies onto the baking pan,and i put the first batch of chocolate chip cookies into the oven to bake :) we were singing Christmas songs, lots of awesome holiday season spirit in the air, sharing lots of smiles :) We love these awesome, and fun times :) Alyssa gave us this nice sugar cookie dough ,we put the dough onto the second butter greased baking pan, and put the sugar cookies into the oven to bake :)the kids began to cheer, candy canes! candy canes! :) They love candy canes! :)

we opened up the package of candy canes, and the kids took some candy canes, and we then used the rest of the candy canes, for the peppermint bark candy :) The kids love to help crunch the candy canes :) We added the candy canes into the bowl, and crunched up the candy canes :) i got another bowl, and we used the microwave to melt the white chocolate chips :) i stirred the chocolate every 30 seconds, it was melting nicely : )We added in the crunched up candy canes, and we added the candy canes/chocolate into a pie baking dish, and i put the candy canes and chocolate into the freezer to chill :)

The first batch of chocolate chip cookies, and sugar cookies finished baking :) i brought the cookies out of the oven to cool down :) we put another batch of cookies into the oven to bake : )We did some cleaning up in the kitchen, and were hanging out :) the kids were going back and forth, from the kitchen and living room : )The cookies baked nicely, and the peppermint bark candy finished chilling :) i used a fork to carefully break apart the chocolate/candy canes into pieces : )i took some pictures of the cookies, and we all began to dig in :) The goodies came out great! :) Holly and i like to add some peppermint bark candy into our hot chocolate :)

We had so much fun baking goodies today :) i thanked the kids, and Holly for helping bake :)We love these awesome ,spirited fun times, and are looking forward to many more super fun baking friday adventures :) We're going to bake some more goodies next week :) 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 is so much fun, and very special :) i wish we all could gather and have a big baking friday picnic :) Chocolate Chip Cookies, Peppermint Bark Candy, and Sugar Cookies with red and green icing, dedicated to our wonderful family, friends, and to the awesome spirit of the holiday season :) We love you all, so very very much! :) many great memories made, to always cherish and treasure :) baking friday! :) We love it!!! :) December 16th, 2022 :) Happy baking friday everyone! :)

We're enjoying an awesome, and festive day! :) baking friday! :) sweet spirit of Christmas time! :) We love it!!! :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, healthy, and in good spirits :) it was so much fun baking goodies today :) We love these very special, spirited fun times, and all of the great memories being made :) The holiday season is in full swing :) The weekend is arriving with lots of festive spirit :) We love the weekend's :) We're very heart happy and excited! :) Tomorrow, we're gonna go Christmas shopping at the dollar tree :) We love shopping there,and browsing around at the items :) We'll be saddling up our sleigh, and jingle belling our way to the dollar tree! :) We're gonna buy Christmas gifts for our family :) Holly and i are going to have a fun, popcorn Christmas movies party tomorrow, and also checking out the football games :) on sunday, we're going to have a football party :) The Commanders have a big game on sunday night :) my mom might make lasagna for gameday meal :) it's gonna be an awesome, and festive weekend :) i look forward to sharing our weekend adventures, and pictures with everyone in my weekend journals :) We're loving our holiday home, seeing our lights, trees, and decorations shining :)

it's such a sweet, fun, and exciting time in the holiday season :) The holiday season is in full swing :) There's so much more to look forward too, as the holiday season shines :) Tonight, Holly and i are going to watch 2 episodes of Most Haunted show :) We love our fun, friday night paranormal party night's :) We're very happy,thankful,and blessed, to have you all in our lives, and to be able to share in these very special times of the season with you all :) Thank you angel friends, so very much ,for all that you do for us, for comforting us, uplifting our spirits, and for the very special joy you all bring our hearts :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) Big group, happy sunny warm caring friendship hug :) We wish everyone a nice peaceful evening and night :) Wishing everyone continued joys of a wonderful holiday season :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, we're enjoying an awesome day with lots of festive spirit in the air :) Today, the kids, Holly,and i had a fun time baking chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies,and made peppermint candy bark, for baking friday :) We love these very special,spirited fun times :) We're very happy and excited for the weekend :) We're going to go Christmas shopping ,watching movies, and having a football party on sunday :) The spirit of the holiday season is all around :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)

my mom, Holly, and family says hello :) We hope everyone is doing well, healthy, enjoying a wonderful day,and a very good baking friday :) awww! :) We love you all bunches and bunches,our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) You all are always in our thoughts, prayers, and in our hearts :) We're enjoying a very special, spirited fun time sharing in and celebrating the holiday season with evryone :) We wish everyone a healthy, safe, and peaceful weekend :)

Happy baking friday! :) Calling all cookie monsters! :) It's Christmas time! :) my family,Holly,and i are very happy,and excited! :)We're enjoying a very special, and super fun time sharing in and celebrating the holiday season with everyone :) There's lots of great seasonal festivities, and traditions that makes the season very special and memorable :) Christmas trees, lights glowing, decorations all around, and that wonderful joy within our hearts :) We're loving all of the sweet holiday moments, festive cheer, and all of the wonderful memories being made :) 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 decorated foro ur super fun adventure :) Today, the kids, Holly,and i are baking chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies, and making peppermint bark candy :) 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 niece Alyssa :) She went shopping 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 the baking friday supplies :) We love this very special tradition in our lives :)

Greetings, from our holiday kitchen to yours! :) The baking friday crew! :) The kids, Holly,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, during these very special, spirited fun times :) We're very happy and excited, for a whole season of Christmas baking friday adventures :) Sharing lots of smiles, and festive spirited holiday cheer! :)

Baking friday teamwork! :) 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, and all that they're learning about baking, and cooking :) We love the holiday season, and baking lots of Christmas goodies :) Our Christmas baking friday's are some of our favorite adventures of the year :) We've been sharing some funny Christmas jokes :) next week, i'm gonna bring my Christmas bell into the kitchen, and will ring the bell,when the kinds aren't looking, it's a special tradition, and the kids think it's Santa and his reindeer on our roof top! :) Sweet christmas traditions! :)

Holly took a picture of the kids and i :) 

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Peppermint Bark Candy, and Sugar Cookies! :) Come on over, for some baking friday goodies! :) The kids, Holly,and i had a super fun time baking goodies today :) We're loving all of the spirited cheer, and festive holiday season spirit in the air ,sharing lots of smiles and many great memoreis being made :) baking friday :)