baking friday :) Peanut Butter Blossoms Cookies, Candy Cane Chocolate bark :) Christmas Time! :)

"Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!"- my nephew's Colby, Jacob, Brayden, Brody, Hunter, and Carter said that ,and sang 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, Christmas 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 ,sharing Christmas jokes and smiles as we baked up some awesome goodies! :) Lots of festive holiday cheer! :) Twas Christmas time! :)We're so happy and excited for all of the awesome times being shared, and many great memories being made :)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 peanut butter blossoms cookies, and made candy cane c hocolate bark :) it was so much fun! :) The kids were singing Christmas songs, and we even shared some funny Christmas jokes! :) These are such awesome fun times of the season, and the moments of the season, that makes the season very special and memorable :) We're loving our Christmas time baking friday adventures! :) the goodies w e made today are going fast! :) Holly and i are gonna put some candy cane chocolate bark in hot chocolate this weekend, one of our favorite treats! :) Christmas time is here! :)

Celebrating Spirited Festive Christmas Time Cheer! :) Hi angel friends! :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and enjoying a wonderful day :) We're very heart happy, and excited, sharing in and celebrating the wonderful joys of the holiday season with everyone :) The season is in full swing, and that classic, spirited energy and excitement is all around :) Christmas trees, lights glowing festive cheer, and many wholesome and heart warming festivities, that makes it a wonderful time of the year :) We're enjoying a very special time, celebrating the season with everyone :) We love hearing about your holiday season festivities, traditions, and sharing ours :) As we all celebrate, we're all with eachother in spirit :) the many sweet moments all throughout the season, creates many very special memories to always cherish and treasure :) We're loving our holiday home, the warmth in our hearts, and the awesome joy of Christmas season baking and cooking :) There's lots of holiday favorites, and trying new recipes :) We wish everyone many wonderful joys of all of the holiday season baking and cooking, that makes your heart glow with Christmas time spirited excitement :) we're so happy, we recieved our first snowfall of December the other night :) the snowfall always makes us think of baking Christmas goodies, and the Christmas songs of the season :) Thank you all so very much, for sharing in these joyful moments, festivities, and traditions of the season with us :) From our hearts, and holiday home to yours, Season's Greetings, and Happy Holiday's :)

This morning, we had a wonderful 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 :) You all are very nice, and sweet :) Thank you angel friends, so very much! :) we're loving the excitement, and spirited energy of our Christmas time baking friday adventures :) for as long as i can remember, we've always baked lots of goodies, during the holiday season :) i remember when i was a kid, and we'd have family over for Christmas, and also when we went to my grandma's house for our Christmas eve party, there was always platters, plates full of cookies :) We love to keep the Christmas tradition going by always having lots of cookies for everyone to enjoy during the holiday season :) it's so much fun baking, cooking, and all of the festive holiday season spirit to share in :)

We feel very blessed, and thankful to be able to share in and celebrate these wonderful times of the holiday season with you all, our dear angel friends :) 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 :) it was so nice, and Christmas time neat enjoying seeing the snowfall yesterday, and our happy nature friends visiting our yard :) i'm very happy and delighted, that everyone enjoyed seeing my new nature pictures :) nature is amazing :) winter season is beginning to arrive, we hope for another snowfall or two, before Christmas holiday :) i gatherhed a big bowl of goodies this morning, and went outside for my early morning nature walk :) i put lots of goodies in our backyard, bird sanctuary area for our nature friends :) They love their baking friday breakfast feasts :) awww! :) i saw a bluejay visiting our yard this morning :) They love to gather the peanuts :) i look forward to putting lots more goodies outside, all throughout the winter season for our nature friends :) Happy nature smiles :)

it was a sweet spirited early morning :) We enjoyed a nice breakfast, and having some water, hot tea, 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 adventure :) Today, i decorated with a Festive Christmas spirit theme in our kitchen :) our kitchen looked awesome, and festive :) i love decorating :) as the morning went on, we put some sports radio on, and also Holly and i are making a nice shopping list for our shopping adventure tomorrow :) We're very excited to go shopping and buying Christmas gifts :) around mid-day, we enjoyed a nice lunch, and during the early afternoon i enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :)

Around 3pm, Alyssa, Jenn, and the kids came over :) Lots of great festive spirit and excitement in the air, with the Christmas season in full swing :) we've been counting down the days until our super fun baking friday adventure :) The kids and all of us are in the holiday season festive spirit :) The kids are looking forward to their Christmas vacation, and opening presents :) There's an awesome spirited festive energy all around with the holiday season festivities, and traditions :) We love celebrating with everyone :) We all began to gather in our kitchen, the kids love to select their spots at the kitchen counter :) We got our picture taken in the kitchen :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) Each week, we love to use our nice baking friday supplies we've recieved from family and friends over the years :) i wear my nice Christmas themed apron Holly painted 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! :) We're so happy and excited, that Holly has joined back in on the baking friday adventures :) She loves to help bake :) We first began to prepare, the peanut butter blossoms : )The kids get so proud, when they add the ingredients into the bowl :) Each kid loves to get to add a different ingredient :) We were sharing lots of smiles :) We're so proud of the kids, and all that they're learning about baking and cooking :) we had the flour flying in the air in the kitchen today, like Santa's sleigh flying in the Christmas sky! :) The kids are so happy and excited about Christmas, and were sharing with us their Christmas wishlist :) They love games, and are hoping to recieve some video game gift cards from Santa :) We super stirred the ingredients, and were sharing some Christmas jokes :) i said to everyone, "what did Mrs. Claus tell Santa when she handed him an umbrella? it may Reindeer! hehe! :) the kids, Holly and i were laughing :) i said, "how does Santa takes pictures of the reindeer? with his north-pole-aroid camera!" hehe! :) i said, "what happens when the snowman meets dracula? he gets frost-bite!" hehe! :) "what do Elves learn at the north pole school? The ELF-abet! hehehe! :) We were sharing lots of smiles, and spirited cheer :) The kids began to sing, "have a Holly Jolly Christmas!" :)

We got the baking pan ready, i used butter to grease the pan :) we made the peanut butter cookies into round shapes, and i put 2 pans of the cookies into the oven to bake :) my mom came out into the kitchen :) You all are always right here with us in spirit during these very special spirited fun times :) earlier Jenn and Mike were hanging out, and then went out to do some shopping :)as the cookeis were baking, we got ready to make the candy cane chocolate bark :) it's become one of our favorite treats over the years :) the kids love to help crunch the candy canes! :) We took the candy canes out of the plastic wrappers, and into a bowl, and began to crunch the candy canes :) i poured the white chocolate chips into another bowl, i heated the chocolate chips for 1 minute in the microwave, 30 seconds, stirred, and then another 30 secords, and stirred some more :) we then added in the crunched candy canes, and stirred the chocolate/candy canes, and then put it into a nice pie baking dish, and put it into the fridge to chill :)

The peanut butter cookies finished baking, i brought the cookies out of the oven : )we put some hershey's kisses candy on top of each cookie, and i then put the cookies back into the oven for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, this helps the hershey's kisses melt a bit on top of the cookie, and then let the cookies cool down a bit :) the candy cane chocolate bark finished chilling in the fridge :) i used a butterknife, to carefully break the chocolate/candy cane into pieces :) it came out great! :) i took some pictures of the goodies, and we then began to dig in :) we had so much fun baking goodies today :) i thanked the kids and Holly for helping bake :) We love these very special, spirited fun times, and have lots more baking friday adventures to look forward too :) December 17th, and on December 24th, Christmas eve :) We'll be baking Christmas goodies :) 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 :) i wish we all could gather, and have a big baking friday picnic :) Peanut Butter Blossoms Cookies, and Candy Cane Chocolate Bark, dedicated to our wonderful family, friends, and to the awesome festive spirit of the Christmas season :) We love you all, so very very much! :) many great memories made, to always cherish and treasure :) baking friday! :) we love it!!! :) December 10th, 2021 :) Happy baking friday everyone! :)

We're enjoying an awesome day! :) baking friday! :) festive spirit of the holiday 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 :) We love these very special spirited fun times :) We're very happy and excited! :) There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) The weekend is arriving with lots of holiday season spirit :) We love the weekend's :) Tomorrow, Holly and i are gonna go shopping with my mom and dad at the dollar tree :) We're gonna buy some Christmas cards, gifts, and going to browse around :)we hope they have some dvds, hotwheels, and maybe some football cards, and stickers :) it's gonna be very special to our hearts, returning to shopping :) i'll share all about our shopping adventure, and experience in my journal saturday journal :) Holly and i are also gonna have a popcorn movies marathon tomorrow :) We picked out some awesome movies to watch :)

Sunday, is the big gameday :) Washington football team vs Dallas Cowboys :) We're gonna have a big football party, lots of foods, snacks, drinks, and gameday cheer :)it's gonna be amazing!!! :) we love our gameday party's, and are ready to cheer on our Washington football team :) Another wonderful Christmas tradition, We're gonna write Christmas cards :) it's one of our favorite traditions of the season :) we'll be having a mega mailing week, next week mailing Christmas cards each day :) we're super excited for the weekend and all of the continues joys of celebrating the holiday's with everyone :) it's gonna be a great weekend, and lots of joy of continued holiday season spirit :) i look forward to sharing our weekend adventures, festivities, and pictures with everyone in my weekend journals :) There's lots more great things to look forward too :) Tonight, Holly and i are gonna watch a special Christmas episode 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 all of your wonderful love, care, warm well wishes, support, and for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers:) You all brighten our days :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) Big group warm caring happy holiday friendship hug :) We wish everyone a nice peaceful evening and night, and a great weekend :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, we're enjoying an awesome day! :) Today, the kids, Holly, and i baked peanut butter blossoms cookies, and made candy cane chocolate bark for baking friday :) we love these awesome, spirited fun times, of the holiday season :) we're very happy and excited, for the weekend :) Holly and i are going shopping with mom and dad tomorrow, also gonna have a popcorn movies marathon, and watching the big Washington football team game on sunday :) Celebrating the spirit of the season :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)

my mom, Holly, and family says hi :) We hope everyone is doing well, healthy, 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 and your family's often :) we're very happy and excited to share in and celebrate many more special time of the holiday season with everyone :) The season is shining bright :) We wish everyone a healthy, safe, and peaceful weekend :)

Happy baking friday! :) Calling all cookie monsters and Santa Claus! :) It's Christmas baking time! :) my family, Holly, and i are so happy and excited! :) We're having a very special time, celebrating the holiday season with everyone :) There's lots of festive spirit in the air, with all of the wholesome and heart warming Christmas time festivities, and traditions :) We're all with eachother in spirit :) We're loving the spirited energy and excitement in the air, with the holiday season in full swing :) we love hearing about your holiday decorations, festivities, traditions, and sharing ours :) You all make the holiday's very special, and memorable for us :) We're enjoying our holiday home, and seeing our first snowfall of December :) it feels Christmasy :) it's a season of many traditions and moments that create many very special memories :) We love holiday baking :) it's one of our favorite Christmas season traditions :) This is a picture of our kitchen all set up and decorated for our super fun adventure :) i love decorating with our wonderful Christmas decorations :) Today, the kids, Holly, and i are baking Peanut Butter Blossoms Cookies, and making Candy Cane Peppermint Chocolate Bark :) 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 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 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 and i got our picture taken in the kitchen today :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) You all are always right there with us in spirit, during very special, spirited fun times :) Sharing lots of smiles, and spirited festive Christmas time cheer! :)

Baking friday Teamwork! :) Preparing the Goodies! :) The kids love to help! :) They're great helpers! :) We're so happy, Holly has joined back in on the baking friday fun :) She's a great helper :) The kids get so proud, when they add the ingredients, super stirring, and of course enjoying the goodies we bake :) Sharing lots smiles :) We love our baking friday adventures, and so excited to bake Christmas goodies :) We're so proud of the kids, and all that they're learning about baking and cooking :)

Carter had the spoons, be was ready to super stir! :) 

Carter likes peanut butter! :) 

the kids love to make funny faces! :) hehe! :) 

Peanut Butter Blossoms Cookies, and Candy Cane Chocolate bark! :) Come on over, for some baking friday goodies! :) The kids, Holly ,and i had lots of fun baking goodies today :) We love these very special times, and all of the festive Christmas time cheer :) Wishing everyone many continued joys, of a very happy, merry, and bright, Christmas season :) baking friday :)