baking friday :) Gingerbread Cookies, Peppermint Candy Cane Bark :) Christmas Time! :)

"We love Christmas cookies, and sprinkles!"- :) my nephew's Hunter, Mikey, Brayden, Colby, and Jacob 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, flour flying, Gingerbread and Candy canes Christmas themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) This was so much fun!!! :) we had the flour flying in the air in the kitchen, like snowflakes flying from the sweet december sky! :) baking up some awesome treats, as we blossom into a super fun season of holiday baking! :) We're so happy and excited! :) Christmas time cheer, and smiles,Happy Holiday's, from our hearts, and home to yours! :) 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, Alyssa, the kids, and i baked gingerbread cookies, and made peppermint candy cane bark :) it was so much fun! :) The kids are so excited, Christmas time is here! :) they're making their Christmas lists, and looking forward to Santa Claus visiting, bringing gifts :) lots of awesome joys, and Christmas cheer and spirit being shared :) we wish you a Merry Christmas, and a happy new year! :) It's Christmas time, greetings, from our Christmas home and kitchen to yours! :)

CHRISTMAS TIME BAKING AND HOLIDAY TRADITIONS! :) IT'S FEELING A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS! :) The Joys of the Season! :) Season's Greetings! :) Hi angel friends :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, keeping warm, and enjoying a beautiful day :) The spirit of the holiday season, is all around :) Santa Claus is coming to town! :) We're so happy, excited, and thrilled, sharing in and celebrating the joys of the holiday season with everyone :) it's a very special time of the year :) We love blossoming into the season :) The season is glowing bright, with all of the festivities and traditions :) Decorating, shopping, gatherings, glowing Christmas trees and lights, christmas mailings, snowfalls, and lots more, that makes the season wonderfully heart warming, bright, and festive :) There's so many special joys to enjoy this time of the year :) we love hearing about your Christmas and holiday festivities, traditions, and sharing ours :) We're getting ready to put our Christmas tree up :) my Christmas town is glowing bright, with lots of lights, and my DS Christmas tree :) i love decorating it :) Holly's so proud, i put the lovely new ornament she gave me, Christmas bells and poinsettia decorative, as a tree topper :) it's so much fun decorating, and we're enjoying a very festive week, with the Christmas season blossoming, and the beautiful snowfall we had earlier this week :) it was amazing, to see the winter wonderland :) We love the snowfalls, and there's a special possibility, that it could snow another time or two, this holiday season :) we always hope for a white Christmas :) Wishing everyone continued joys, of the holiday season :)

One of our favorite holiday season, Christmas time joys, is baking lots of Christmas goodies :) We have lots of favorites, that we enjoy making each year, and we love trying new recipes too :) We have some wonderful Christmas cookbooks :) there's just something so nice, heart warming, festive, and cheerful, about the wonderful joys of holiday baking :) getting the kitchen cozy warm, looking at recipe books, and baking up some awesome treats :) We've been looking forward to baking and cooking :) We have a full holiday season of baking friday's planned, and we want to make, at least 2 or 3 goodies each week, throughout the holiday's, for baking friday :) it's so much fun, and a very sweet wholesome tradition, that we love very much :) We love hearing about your holiday baking, cooking, and celebrating this very special joy of the season :)

This morning, we had a sweet peaceful new day, rising and shining :) a very special tradition i love very much, is wishing my family, Holly, and friends a happy baking friday, and i shared with them, your lovly happy baking friday wishes :) awww! :) Thank you angel friends, so very much! :) You all are very nice, and sweet :) The sky was glowing purplish color this morning, during sunrise :) It's been a big and festive week, with lots of awesome holiday fun, 3 shopping adventures, post office adventure, winter wonderland nature glowing, and lots more :) We're treasuring all of the very special memories being made :) Holly and i watched a Christmas movie last night :) We're watching as many as we can, this holiday season :) As the new day was blossoming, i gathered a big bowl of goodies, and went outside for my early morning nature walk :) i had some bread, peanuts, popcorn, and sunflower seeds, for our nature friends :) they've been very excited, gathering the goodies :) they love their baking friday breakfast feasts! :) awww! :) i saw some birds, and was taking in the sights, and sounds of the early nature morning :) it's so neat, to see snow around, especially during the holiday season :)

The Morning was sweet spirited, and festive :) i've been bringing out our wonderful, Christmas season baking friday supplies :) over the years, we've recieved some beautiful Christmas supplies, oven mits, kitchen towels, hot mats, Christmas cookie cutters, and lots more :) We love these wonderful supplies :) They are a very special part of our holiday season baking friday traditions :) We enjoyed a nice breakfast this morning, and some iced coffee :) Cheers! to the spirit of the season :) around mid-morning, i gathered our decorations, and baking friday supplies, and went out into our kitchen, to begin setting up and decorating for our super fun adventure :) i decorated witha happy holiday's, and Christmas theme :) our kitchen looked so nice, and festive :) it's so much fun decorating :) We enjoyed a nice lunch, and during the early afternoon, i enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :)

Around 3pm, Alyssa and the kids, and Jenn and the kids came over :) we were all gathering around, lots of awesome festive spirit and excitement in the air :) You all are always right there with us in spirit, during these special times :) We've been looking forward to baking some awesome Christmas treats :) The kids love gathering their favorite spots at the counter in the kitchen :) We got our picture taken in the kitchen :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) lots of awesome ties, and many smiles being shared :) Each week, we love to use our nice baking friday supplies we've recieved from our family and friends over the years :) i wore my apron, and we use our Christmas oven mits, hot mats, and kitchen towels :) these special supplies, are a big part of our holiday season baking each Christmas season :) i'm wearing my Elf themed shirt Holly gave me :) our kitchen was all set, and we were ready to blossom into a super fun Christmas baking friday season :) calling all cookie monsters and santa claus! :) it's time to bake! bake! bake! :)

We began our super fun adventure! :) We first began to prepare the gingerbread cookies :) baking friday teamwork! :) Kayla and little Brodie were in the kitchen today, hanging out with us :) Awww! :) little Brodie was watching on, and is gonna be a baker in training very soon :) We look forward to teaching him how to bake :) We began to add the ingredients into the bowl :) the kids love to help :) they're great helpers :) they get so proud, when they add the ingredients into the bowl, and super stirring :) We were sharing lots of smiles, talking about Christmas, and all of the goodies we want to bake this season :) We made our classic, gingerbread cookies recipe, with a little extra molasses, ginger powder, cinnamon, and salt :)my mom, and Jenn came out into the kitchen today too :)

We love these spirited times :) after we had the gingerbread cookie dough all set, we got the gingerbread people cookie cutters, and began to make some gingerbread people cookies! :) we were having so much fun, and flour flying through the air! :) hehe! :) all of the kids had their own plate, to make gingerbread cookies :) Mikey joined in on the baking friday fun :) we got a baking pan, and i used butter to grease the pan, and we put the cookies onto the pan :) the kids were so proud, each time they made a gingerbread shaped cookie :)

i put the cookies into the oven, to bake! :) we love the scent of gingerbread baking in the kitchen :) as the cookies were baking, we did some cleaning up in the kitchen, and began to get ready to make the peppermint candy cane bark :) Holly was so excited for us to make some peppermint bark, and gingerbread cookies :) it's her first Christmas time baking friday season with us :) We crunched up the candy canes :) Alyssa, the kids, and i poured the white chocolate chips into a bowl, and used the microwave to melt the chocolate chips, and then poured in the crunched candy canes :) We stirred the candy canes and chocolate together, and then poured it into a pan :) i put the candy cane bark into the fridge to chill :)

The first batch of gingerbread cookies finished baking :) we put a 2nd batch into the oven to bake :) the peppermint candy cane bark had hardened, and i carefully used a knife to cut/break the candy cane bark into pieces :) the kids were so excited to try the candy and cookies :) The 2nd batch of cookies finished baking :) we decorated the gingerbread cookies with frosting and put holiday sprinkles onto the cookies :) The cookies and peppermint candy cane bark came out great :) i took pictures of the goodies, and we all began to dig in :) the goodies are delicious! :) i like to dunk my cookies into iced coffee, hot tea, and hot chocolate, and i like to add peppermint candy cane bark into my hot chocolate :)

We had so much fun baking goodies today :) i thanked Alyssa, and the kids for helping bake :) We love these awesome times, and are looking forward to baking lots more Christmas goodies, as the season goes on :) 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 :) Gingerbread Cookies, and Peppermint Candy Cane Bark, dedicated to our wonderful family, friends, and to the wonderful spirit of the holiday season :) we love oyu all, so very very much! :) many great memories made, to always cherish and treasure :) baking friday! :) We love it!!! :) December 6th, 2019 :) Happy baking friday,and Happy Holiday's Everyone! :)

We're enjoying a wonderfully festive sweet day! :) baking friday! :) spirit of Christmas season! :) we love it!!! :) 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're so happy, thankful, and blessed, to have the wonderful opportunity to share in, and celebrate, amazing fun and festive times like this, with everyone :) the holiday season is in full swing :) The weekned is arriving with lots of holiday spirit :) We're so happy and excited about the weekend :) We're gonna go shopping tomorrow, at the dollar tree :) We're gonna buy some Christmas gifts, candies, treasures :) it's gonna be fun shopping :) We're having a mega awesome shopping week :) Holly and i are going to watch a movie tomorrow night, we love our fun, popcorn movie party night's :) i'm going to write Christmas cards this weekend, and we're going to have a football party on sunday :) i look forward to sharing our weekend adventures, 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 :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us, and for the very special joy you all bring to our days, 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 holiday season friendship hug :) We hope everyone enjoys a wonderful weekend :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's an awesome fun festive day :) Today, Alyssa, the kids, and i baked gingerbread cookies, and made peppermint candy cane bark, for baking friday :) We love holiday season baking :) We're going Christmas shopping tomorrow :) 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, "enjoy a nice weekend" :) 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 think of you all often :) We wish everyone a wonderfully safe, fun, and happy weekend :) The spirit of the holiday's are in the air :) We're enjoying a very special time, celebrating the season with you and your family's :)

Happy baking friday!!! :) calling all cookie monsters and Santa Claus! :) it's Christmas baking season!!! :) We're so happy and excited! :) Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells! :) The Spirit of the Christmas season is all around :) my family, Holly,and i are so happy, and excited to share in, and celebrate all of the festivities, and traditions of the holiday's, with you and your family's :) You all make the holiday's very special, and memorable for us :) we sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone :) one of our favorite Christmas time traditions, is baking and cooking :) there's so many nice recipes :) Christmas goodies are such a joy :) getting the kitchen nice and cozy warm, baking some awesome goodies :) We love this time of the year :) This is a picture of our kitchen all set up, and decorated for our super fun adventure :) Today, we're baking gingerbread cookies, and making peppermint candy cane bark :) We love our Christmas baking friday supplies, and decorations :) We're so happy and thrilled to blossom into this wonderful season of Christmas time baking :) Thank you everyone, so very much, for joining us in our kitchen each week, andfor welcoming us into your kitchens :) This is so much fun, and very special :) calling all cookie monsters and Santa Claus! :) it's time to holiday bake! bake! bake! :)

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

We love our Christmas cookies cookbooks :)

Happy Holiday's Greetings, from north pole kitchen to yours! :) the kids and i got our picture taken in the kitchen today :) it's a fun and festive tradition :) You all are always right there with us in spirit :) We're so happy and excited, to bake Christmas goodies :) happy baking friday smiles :)

Baking friday teamwork! :) 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 :) Sharing lots of smiles, and holiday spirit! :)

Gingerbread Cookies, and Peppermint Candy Cane Bark! :) Come on over, for some baking friday goodies! :) Alyssa, the kids, and i had lots of fun baking Christmas goodies today :) we're so happy, and excited for all of the joys of the holiday's. sharing in, and celebrating the spirit of the season :) Christmas time is here :) baking friday :)

Christmas Town is rockin n jingle bells rollin, for 25 days of Christmas! :)