baking friday :) Christmas Cookies :) Santa Claus is coming to town! :)

"We wish you a Merry Christmas!"- my little nieces Kayla and Taylynn said that today, during baking friday! :)
baking friday! :) calling all cookie monsters and Santa Claus! :) hehe! :) cookie monsters and Santa Claus! :) hehe! :) cookie monsters and Santa Claus unite!!! :) it's baking friday!!! :) oh my! :) a super fun, and sweet holiday festive, CHRISTMAS COOKIES themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen! :) this was so much fun! :) we had the FLOUR flying through the air, like Santa and his Reindeer flying across the Christmas Eve sky! :) we baked lots, and lots of yummy cookies, and got sweet festive creative in the kitchen today! :) we baked candy cane themed cookies, and also a Rudolph the Red Nosed reindeer themed cookie! :) we shared smiles, and lots of festive fun! :) come on over, for some Christmas cookies! :)awww! :) Whooo! :) this was an awesome baking friday adventure! :) i got gree and red food coloring on my hands, i'm still wearing my Santa hat, and i'm smiling, as we just had one of the most festive, and funnest baking friday adventures we've ever had! :) Happy Holidays, and Season's Greetings, from our home to yours! :)
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We sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone. :) keeping with the tradition, a wonderfully wholesome tradition, today my little nieces Kayla, Taylynn, and i baked lots and lots of yummy Christmas cookies. :) Cinnamon Sugar cookies, Chocolate chip cookies, and we baked sugar cookies, that we turned green and red. :) we had so much fun, using our nice Christmas cookie cutters, and all of our nice holiday baking supplies. :) You all bring us lots of holiday Christmas cheer. :) Thank you all so much, for joining us in our kitchen, and for welcoming us into your kitchens. :) Lots of family and friends are baking goodies for Christmas holiday. :) there's a sweet festive spirit in the air, being in the cozy warm kitchen, baking lots of goodies. :) We love baking, and with the Christmas holiday almost here, we wanted to have a Christmas cookies celebration in the kitchen today! :) we baked the most Christmas cookies that we've ever baked, in one adventure! :) wow! :) i am smiling! :)
it warms our hearts, and makes us smile, to celebrate Christmas with you and your family's :) as we all get ready to gather with our loved ones to celebrate Christmas, we are with eachother in spirit. :) we feel your Christmas joy in our hearts, and our Christmas joy is with you all too. :) there's just something so sweet, and magical about there being Christmas cookies in the kitchen, for everyone to enjoy. :) Today Kayla and Taylynn were so proud, as they got to make different colored cookie dough, green, red, and they also got to put lots and lots of sprinkles on the cookies. :) Christmas time is here, and we are ready to celebrate the holiday with everyone. :)
It's truly amazing, how Christmas holiday is almost here. :) family, friends, putting the finishing touches on preparations for Christmas. :) shopping, wrapping gifts, baking, and decorating. :) There's so many sweet festivities, and traditions to enjoy. :) We love being in the spirit of the season, and taking in the moments of joyful festive spirit, and many special memories being made. :) we're gearing up, to finish our Christmas shopping this weekend, visiting with my grandma, getting ready for Christmas Eve/Holiday. :) There'd a chance it could snow on Christmas day here! :) it's the first day of winter season today, and we had the flour flying through the air like snowflakes! :) hehe! :) This was awesome fun! :) wishing everyone a wonderfully joyful Christmas, and a healthy, safe, and happy new year for us all. :)
We've been looking forward to this baking friday adventure. :) this morning i wished Kayla, Taylynn, and our family a happy baking friday, and shared with them, your wonderful happy baking friday wishes. :) Thank you everyone! :) we have a very special shoutout, and thank you, for my dear, and lovely mom, and sister Lisa. :) They went to the store this morning to pick up baking friday supplies. :) it's so nice, and sweet of them. :) around mid-morning, i began to gather baking friday supplies, decoratives, and ventured out into our kitchen to begin setting up, and decorating our kitchen. :) we love all of our special Christmas decoratives, and baking supplies. :) we have a wonderful collection of cookie cutters that we get so excited to use during the holidays. :) we also had our Christmas tree platter, i knew we'd be filling the platter with lots of cookies today. :) the kitchen looked awesome! :) i made a nice lunch, and a pumpkin spiced iced coffee in my snowman themed mug, and early afternoon i spent some quality time here on DS writing to friends, and also got a sweet online deal. :) i bought a new coffee maker on bestbuy.com :) i saw a deal advertised on couponproblog.com for a $3.99 coffee maker, that makes 10 cups of coffee. :) i had 2 best buy gift cards i knew i had a little bit of money on the 2 cards, i had $4.19, and the coffee maker was $4.24, i told my mom, and she helped me add the last 5 cents with her credit card! :) it's so nice and sweet of her! :) i am so thrilled! :) i got the coffee maker, and it's free shipping too! :) sweet deal! :) i look forward to my new coffee maker arriving. :)
i went back out into our kitchen around 1:35pm, Kayla and Taylynn are now on holiday vacation until new year. :) They are very excited about Christmas. :) we were getting ready, to bake some yummy cookies. :)
Kayla, and i wore the lovely aprons that our lovely friend Cj's (ddeadred) mom sewn for us and the apron that Deb (Stardust) sent us :) We also love to use our wonderful Oven Mits, Kitchen Towels, and Pot Holders, that our dear, and lovely friends sent us, from all around the world. :) We also use our nice journals. :) we love writing baking friday notes. :) You all are with us in spirit, during baking friday. :) You all are wonderful, and make baking friday so very extra special. :) throughout the course of the day, i texted friends to wish them a happy baking friday. :) Thank you everyone, so very much for the nice texts. :) our kitchen was all set, and ready, and we were all ready to bake yummy treats! :) calling all cookie monsters and santa claus! :) it's time to bake! bake! bake! :)
We began our super fun adventure! :) CHRISTMAS COOKIES! :) we first began by preparing the chocolate chip cookies. :) i said to Kayla, "pick out the best egg ever!" :) She loves to pick out the eggs. :) we were wearing our Santa Claus hats. :) lots of festive spirit in the kitchen. :) We were gathering the ingredients, and talking about the cookies, and Christmas. :) Kayla and Taylynn can't wait to open their Christmas presents on Christmas. :) Their Christmas joy, is a wonderful gift, and treasure to our hearts. :) They get so excited for Christmas! :) awww! :) These are very special times. :) We had our HUGE 5 pound bag of flour!!! ready to rock and jingle bell roll! :) we opened the flour, and of course, we got the flour flying in the air in the kitchen! :) hehe! :) This was awesome fun! :)
When we add the chocolate chips into the bowl, we love to taste test the chocolate chips. :) yum! :) this was great! :) we were enjoying adding the ingredients into the bowl. :) Kayla and Taylynn are great helpers! :) They love to help! :) we got some spoons, and began to super stir! :) we added in a little extra butter, we love extra butter cookies. :) i was using some butter to grease the baking pans, had the oven nicely heated up. :) we sprinkled flour onto the counter, and began to flatten the chocolate chip cookie dough. :) we had our Christmas cookie cutters, and began to take turns, using the cookie cutters to make all kinds of fun Christmas shapes for the cookies. :) i was putting the cookies onto the baking pan, we had 2 pan fulls of Christmas chocolate chip cookies baking. :)
We have always wanted to add food coloring to sugar cookie dough! :) We got another awesome egg, and began to make sugar cookies. :) the flour continued to fly in the air! :) hehe! :) Taylynn clapped a bunch of flour, it was SNOWING FLOUR!!! in the kitchen! :) once we stirred the sugar cookie dough, we then got the red and green food coloring. :) we split the dough in half, and Kayla used red food coloring, and Taylynn used green food coloring. :) we got food coloring all over our hands! hehe! :) i said, "this is Christmas baking fun!" :) awww! :) the first batch of chocolate chip cookies finished baking, they came out great! :) i greased both baking pans, and we began to make some fun Christmas shaped sugar cookies. :) from Christmas trees, stockings, stars, and snowflakes. :) this was awesome holiday fun! :) baking friday! :) we love it! :)
We made some surprise cookies! :) we have a reindeer themed cookie cutter. :) we made the cookie with the green dough, and then put red dough on the cookie for it's nose! :) RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER! :) awww! :) we were sharing lots of smiles. :) we love, cherish, and treasure these times. :) my mom, dad, and Alyssa were checking in on the baking friday fun. :) i put the sugar cookies into the oven to bake. :) as those nice cookies were baking, Kayla, Taylynn, and i then used our cinnamon sugar cookie baking kit, that our dear, and lovely friends Deb (Stardust) and her family sent us. :) we added an egg, and a stick of butter to the cookie mix, and we stirred and stirred. :) we then used our nice Christmas tree, angel, bell, bear, and gingerbread cookie cutter to make the nice Christmas shaped cookies. :)
The green and red sugar cookies finished baking, i brought them out of the oven, and we were getting ready to bake the cinnamon sugar cookies. :) our kitchen smelled so nice, lots and lots of cookies baking! :) we put sprinkles on the cinnamon sugar cookies, and baked the cookies. :) we did some cleaning up in the kitchen, i washed all of our cookie cutters, and dried them. :) when the cinnamon sugar cookies finished baking, i put the rest of our chocolate chip cookie dough and sugar cookie dough into the oven to bake a few extra cookies. :) i sprinkled confectionary sugar on the cinnamon sugar cookies. :) we were showing everyone the cookies. :) We're so happy, everyone loves the cookies. :) we had so much fun today, baking the cookies, and many special memories made, that we will forever cherish, and treasure. :) We love these special times, holiday baking, and we have many more super fun baking friday adventures to look forward too. :) next friday, we are going to have a New Years Countdown themed baking friday adventure! :) i think we may bake some cupcakes, and a stuffed crust pizza! :)
family and friends joined in the baking friday fun this week :) a very special shoutout to everyone! :) many family and friends baking Christmas goodies. :) This is awesome! :) many family and friends joining in on the baking friday fun. :) cooking, and baking :) It's so very special to us, that family and friends join in on the baking friday fun! :) It's a very special day to us. :) baking friday! :) It's our favorite day of the week. :) We always look forward to it! :) we are always thinking of things we'd love to bake! :) it's great fun, planning baking friday adventures each week! :) You all make baking friday, so very extra special. :) We love hearing about your baking and cooking adventures, and seeing pictures of the goodies and food you bake and cook. :) i mention to my family, that friends from all over the world, are baking and cooking goodies and you all sharing your baking and cooking adventures, is very heart warming! :)
It's awesome day! :) Lots of baking friday fun and great memories! :) We love sharing our baking friday adventures with everyone. :) We wish we all could gather, and have a baking friday picnic! :) it would be so much fun! :) Thank you everyone, so very much, for joining us in the kitchen each week, and for sharing your baking and cooking adventures with us. :) calling all cookie monsters! :) hehe! :) cookie monsters! :) hehe! :) cookie monsters and santa claus unite! :) it's baking friday! :) oh my! :) a super fun, and super sweet, Christmas cookies themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) This was so much fun! :) Christmas Cookies, dedicated to our wonderful family, wonderful friends, and to the beautiful spirit of Christmas. :) we love you all so very very much! :) many great memories made, to always cherish, and treasure. :) baking friday! :) we love it!!! :) December 21st, 2012. :) Happy baking friday, and Merry Christmas Everyone! :)
We're enjoying a nice day. :) baking friday! :) we love it! :) my family and i are doing well. :) we had so much fun baking Christmas cookies today. :) many special memories being made, to always cherish, and treasure. :) We love holiday baking. :) i'm going to make a cookie monster visit to the kitchen this evening to get a nice cookie. :) The weekend is arriving, with holiday and Christmas cheer. :) my family and i are going Christmas shopping tomorrow, at the dollar store, and walmart. :) i'm going to complete my Christmas shopping. :) it's going to be lots of fun shopping. :) i'm very excited about buying gifts for my family. :) i really want to find a nice board game for Kayla and Taylynn at walmart. :) i'm very excited about shopping. :) i'll have all of my wonderful treasures with me. :) You all are always right there with us in spirit during our adventures, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends. :) i look forward to sharing our weekend adventures with everyone. :)
On Sunday, we're having a holiday Christmas party at my grandma's house. :) foods, snacks, drinks, and getting to see Grandma's beautiful Christmas tree. :) i'll take a picture of her tree to share with everyone. :) There's so much to look forward too. :) my family and i thank you all so very much, for all that you do for us. :) You all are wonderfully special friends, and always have a wonderful place in our hearts. :) We cherish, and treasure your friendships, and we appreciate you all, so very much, with all of our hearts. :) we're very excited about the weekend, with lots of festive holiday fun. :) BIG GROUP HUG :) tonight, i'm going to call our dear, and lovely friend Holly. :) we love to talk, and watch ghost adventures. :) my family and i hope everyone enjoys a wonderfully safe, fun, and peaceful weekend. :)
We must, -never lose hope :)
to Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day. :) Wildthing, today Kayla, Taylynn, and i baked Christmas cookies. :) holiday baking time. :) thinking of you, our dear friend. :)
my mom says hi. :) She says, "i hope everyone had a good baking friday" :) awww! :) We love you all bunches and bunches! :) continued thoughts, prayers, and healing energy for the family's and neture community of Newtown. We hope everyone has a peaceful weekend. :)
Happy baking friday! :) calling all cookie monsters! :) it's Christmas baking time! :) come on over, for some Christmas cookies. :) Santa Claus is on his way, and he will be so happy to see those delicious platters of Christmas cookies! :) awww! :) we sure do love baking friday, and sharing our adventures with everyone. :) Christmas baking is such a sweet wholesome tradition. :) getting the kitchen nice and cozy warm, baking lots of delicious treats. :) my family and i are so happy and delighted to celebrate Christmas holiday with you all. :) as we all gather with our loved ones, we're with eachother in spirit. :) Today, Kayla, Taylynn, and i are getting the flour flying in the air in the kitchen, and baking some yummy Christmas cookies. :) We got our Christmas Santa hats, and all of our baking supplies, and are set and ready to bake! :) This is a picture of our kitchen all set up, and decorated for our super fun adventure. :) Thank you all 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 holiday shoutout and thank you, for my dear, and lovely mom, and sister Lisa. :) They went to the grocery store and picked up baking friday supplies. :) it's so nice, and sweet of them. :) Thank you mom and Lisa, so very much! :) we get so excited when they arrive home with the supplies. :) Lets get the flour flying! :) Happy baking friday smiles :)

Taylynn made this wonderful picture of a Christmas tree. :)

Christmas Cheer! :) my family and i love decorating our kitchen, with all of the wonderful Christmas gifts, baking supplies, and treasures we have recieved. :) You all bring us lots of Christmas cheer. :) We love celebrating Christmas with you and your family's :) Christmas Holiday is near :) we thank you all, for your wonderful holiday cheer. :)
Christmas kitchen towels! :)


Christmas oven mitts! :)

Christmas cookie cutters! :) We love our wonderful collection of Christmas cookie cutters. :) We enjoy making lots of nice Christmas shaped cookies. :) Lots of sweet holiday baking fun. :)

our Christmas Tree platter! :)

Kayla and Taylynn are great helpers! :) they love to help! :) They get so proud when they add the ingredients into the bowl. :) They are super helpers! :) awww! :) Happy baking friday smiles :)


Preparing the Christmas cookies! :) Special moments, of pure wonderful festive holiday joy, in the kitchen. :)






Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer cookie! :) we used our reindeer cookie cutter, and put red cookie dough, to make the cookie a Rudolph themed cookie :)

CHRISTMAS COOKIES :) we love cookies! :) cookie monster visits to the kitchen :) we sweet holiday baking fun. :) baking friday :)
Cinnamon Sugar Cookies :)

Sugar Cookies :)

Chocolate Chip cookies :)

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tipperspal
tipperspal

Hi! You all look so wonderful Chris! I showed the picture to Danny and he wants to know who cleans up \"all the mess\"? - lol I told him that you probably do a large part of it:-) The girls are growing and I\'ve watched them grow through your pictures and they are so pretty. I think they are getting better and better with the cutting cookies. I know it is not easy. They are learning so much and I bet they will pass all they\'ve learned down to their own children and talk a lot about \"Uncle Chris\". Thank you for sharing Chris! Danny and I send our love, Judy
ddeadred
ddeadred

Looks like a GREAT BAKING FRIDAY, Chris!!! The girlz are glowing with the excitement of the holidayz!!! It\'s so nice of you to share these special adventures... I had fun doing chocolate chippers today, but I\'m hoping to make some more cookies over the weekend!!!

Dear friend, I\'m sorry to cut this short, but my Mom called and we talked for nearly an hour! Then I had to call to try to get my medicine before I go to PA which I cannot do... Then I spoke with a manager, Jennifer who SOLVED EVERYTHING by telling me my meds can just be delivered to PA! So goes my day of putting out fires all around me!!! (Not fires but just fixing problems all day and doing a mighty fine job of that!!!)

I\'m going to make some popcorn and watch some holiday shows (Blake Shelton is on right now...) Love to you and EVERYBODY IN CT!!! Have a WONDERFUL MAGICAL NIGHT IN CT!! xoxoxo Cj
1Tater
1Tater

How fun! Santa has some wonderful treats in store when he comes to visit! Hugs Sylvia
KneeDeep
KneeDeep

The Christmas cookies look so Good, I can Almost smell them!
Loved hearing about your baking Friday with your family. Made me smile.
Thank you for taking the time to share this with us Chris.
Hugs/Best Wishes xoxo

I saw this quote and thought of you.

\"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.\" (Edith Wharton)
Love4you
Love4you

Dear Chris, I am so happy you had such a great day, so much fun and tons of great memories..:-) Your cookies look so yummy! I took a few for me and Lionel..:-) love your pictures and I enjoy reading your journal. It was a very cold and very windy day here in GA.I did not went outside. Lionel went to the store... Sending tons of Hugs and Best Wishes your way... Love, Maria
ZenEm
ZenEm

Yum! Christmas cookie feast!, a cozy baking Friday.
Sending love and hugs from hot humid sweltering Brisbane to chilly snowy CT. Xx