Saturday was our annual baking day! For the past few years, Matt's mom, sister and I have gotten together to make Christmas goodies. This year, we added to the bunch and Nate's girlfriend, Diane joined us! We arrived in the morning at Stacey's house and got busy right away. With Christmas music making the day that much more festive, we baked, talked, laughed and ended up with a lot of delicious treats! This year we had a few new recipes that are SO yummy! Diane made Christmas crinkles which taste like a brownie cookie. Vickie made her mom's caramels and a peppermint fudge. After trying cookie dough on a stick at the fair this summer, I thought it would be fun to try and make cookie dough balls. I found an eggless dough recipe and we dipped them in chocolate. I was nervous because I found the recipe on the internet and you never know for sure how it will turn out, but after trying 1 (or 2, or 10!) I have decided they are delicious and I will be making these again! We also had some traditional items like peanut butter blossoms and seasoned pretzels. The boys joined us too and watched the kiddos so we could bake away. I think I gained 10 pounds this weekend from all the tasting I have done so far. It is all so good that I have no will power to stop myself from eating it. Tis the season!
Here is Kelsey in her church outfit today. I love when she gets to wear skirts or dresses on Sundays. I don't send her daycare in them because it is not as warm and it makes it easier for her playing. So it is always a special treat when I get to doll her up on Sunday mornings. I am just waiting for her hair to get longer so I can start to put in clips and put in a pony tail.
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