Our annual holiday baking day was successful. The elves were busy, busy, busy all the day long. And the house was filled with noise, noise, noise…as the Grinch would say, along with D. Actually, the two have sort of blended together to make one entity. D is in agreement.
The gingersnaps made by Jangle were delicious as always. It takes several hours to make them but Jangle takes it upon herself to do these every year.
Snickerdoo made the Oreo balls. They were yummy and cutely decorated, along with chocolate covered pretzels.
The peanut butter cookies by Cocoa were soft and just so good! Zara Belle helped wherever needed. The little elves, Poppy and Holly, helped Snickerdoo with the pretzels.
Both things I personally baked, flopped. I’m not really going to discuss the first and only batch of pumpkin peanut butter cookies, except that the taste test among elves and civilians was split 50/50. The lemon bars…not sure what happened with them but you can put it in a bowl and eat it with a spoon. Delicious though!
My chili for lunch seemed to be a hit. The guys slept off and on in the living room until football came on. The little cousins had good time. They range in age from 2-8. They do not see each other often so this was fun for them.
the end of the day.
On Saturday, we celebrated Thanksgiving. I was blessed with all six of my children, and all six of my grandchildren. Again, the day was busy and noisy, but it was a good day. At 3:00, I walked my grandchildren to the cabin. There under the tree were gifts for each of them. This was Grandma’s Christmas for them since they were all together. What fun they had opening presents and their stockings…which took all of 12 minutes.
Dinner was at 5:00. It was amazingly delicious. Lots of hands made this dinner a success.
My son-in-law, Mando, made two turkeys which he and Denae painstakingly deboned the night before they traveled here. D said it was the best turkey he’s ever had.
Sunday was open to leftovers for lunch before Denae’s family headed back home. Thanksgiving leftovers are the best.
Now it’s time to relax. Charlie will be here for another week. She helped me in the kitchen for days preparing for the weekend. Now it’s come and gone. Tummies were filled. Good memories were made. Hugs, kisses, and laughter filled our home. It was a great time. But I don’t think I’ll do baking day and Thanksgiving back to back again. That was tough to pull off.
I’m grateful for pictures. They keep the moments alive and close to my heart. They remind me of the blessings in my life.
I hope your holiday season brings much happiness and joy. ♥️
Andi
Coffee with Andi 