Christmas Baking

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Edible pinecones. These are new on our baking list this year and I haven't sampled them. They are too pretty to eat....but hubby said they are really yummy. He has no qualms about eating pretty food.

 

Christmas cookies with the littles! Always a sticky situation and not for the faint of heart, but a tradition we all love.

 

Christmas Crack. Easiest yummiest toffee and so pretty and festive with the red and green M&M's on top.

 

Butterscotch Bars. These are Kammy's favorite food on earth. Some people call these cathedral windows which makes them a little more Christmas-y sounding I suppose.

 

Cranberry Bliss Bars. These are always a favorite of the family and a big hit at daddy's office too. These are a knock off of the kind they sell at Starbucks, but I've never even sampled them there.

 

Twix Thumbprint Cookies. Caramel and shortbread....what more do I need to say?

 

Cinnamon Sugar Mixed Nuts. These get way too much attention. The first time I made these the hubster thought he'd died and gone to heaven. They are so easy in the crock pot so I just did another 6 quarts of them. They are sitting so pretty on the kitchen counter waiting to go to work with Rick. I just hope they make it all the way there. I might need to borrow some time locks from Loomis. 

I almost forgot the white chocolate gingerbread cookies and I really can't do that especially since my husband says these are the best cookies in the whole entire world. Like ever in existence. 

 

In all honestly, and while we love a lot of this stuff,  it's more like a language of love, this baking we do at the holidays. We give to neighbors, friends, co-workers, teachers, mail-men, doctor's offices and so on and on. I usually only allow one/per person/day. Hubby being the exception. Haha. 

Birthday Boy!

 

 

It is difficult to believe that this little blue surprise is already three years old! The above photos, all captured by his adoring mommy (that would be me) are newborn, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years.

 

 

 

A friend gave him the cute little bomber jacket and the WWII model airplanes belonged to daddy. we bought them at an estate sale while we lived in Colorado Springs, CO. We never had room to display them until recently when they found a home in daddy's office. I bought him the little hat with goggles online. the propeller blades are from an old fan we salvaged from the neighbors trash. I had to scrub a lot and paint a little on it and then we just set him in a cardboard box and snapped away while he played!

 

He had a great time rescuing Kaite's little kitten from the tree in the backyard for this little photo shoot. He maintains a great love for fire trucks and all things red so we planned his party around that.

We had little smokies, in the bush broccoli, flaming jello, matchstick marshmallows, great cheeto balls of fire and licorice fire hoses.

 

 

His cake was simple to the extreme, but it made him happy. That fire truck on it was daddy's when he was a little guy. 

 

We thank God for this little man. he brings so much sunshine to our home.

Just today, he was back at MSTI for a checkup with his oncologist. It's never a fun way to spend half of your day and always a little stressful. Kaderick was amazing though. He hopped right up on the table for exams, chattered away happily to the nurses and doctors and never even shed a tear when he had blood drawn.