Showing posts with label cookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cookies. Show all posts
Mar 25, 2015
Dec 29, 2014
Christmas Eve 2014
At the Collins' house, Christmas Eve is a busy exciting day. The kids are restless with anticipation for the big celebration. Dad is working, and Mom is trying to have fun with the kids while finishing up any last minute Christmas preparations all while not going crazy.
So I do what my mom use to do with me growing up - Have a Sugar Cookie Decorating Party.
This keeps my kids entertained for hours, plus after, you have some pretty tasty cookies to leave out for Santa.
Once Dad finally made it home from work, the Christmas Eve festivities began. Starting with a dinner of snack foods- pizza rolls, chips and dip, a cheese ball, fruit and veggie trays, curly fries, and of course, cookies.
After dinner, was the traditional opening of one "special" Christmas Eve gift-
New Pajamas
Then we played a competitively fierce game of Cup Stacking, Minute-to-Win-It style.
(What ever happened to that show? I miss it!)
This year we decided to start a new tradition.
We let the kids exchange their Secret-Santa gifts.
Best ideas ever!
They were so excited to give each other the gifts they had picked out.
There were smiles and hugs all around.
Sure warms this mama's heart.
We wound down the night by watching a bunch of different Christmas Mormon Messages including
and this one
We ended the night by watching The Nativity then kneeling in prayer as a family.
I just love Christmas time and being able to focus on our Savior, Jesus Christ and His birth.
Dec 18, 2014
Randomness
1. We've been having some totally awesome sunsets lately.
We have not lately been having much snow. There's a little on the ground from the last snow storm but not much. I WANT A WHITE CHRISTMAS GOSH DANGIT!!!!!
I guess if we can't have snow, I'll take the painted skies.
They are really beautiful.
2. Yesterday morning this tiny thing woke up with a headache. I let her lay in my bed, hoping a little more sleep would cure her. She never slept, but played with her My Little Ponies instead. Then she decided she was hungry, so out to the kitchen we went. I poured her a bowl of Rice Krispies. Before she even took a bite, she accidentally spilled it because she was doing her Barbie Stylin' -Head's hair while eating her cereal. UGH! After cleaning up the mess and pouring yet another bowl of cereal, she decided her tummy hurt and back to my bed she went. Right as I sat down to my yummy breakfast of latkes and applesauce (Hey! It is Hanukkah) I hear crying coming from the bedroom along with barfing sounds. Whenever you hear that combination you know it's NOT GOING TO BE GOOD! Yep, throw-up - on my pillow. Why oh why couldn't she have been on Clint's side? I rush her off to the bathroom but of course she was all done vomiting by then. Did I mention all over my pillow? Into the bath she went. I had 5 minutes to bathe her, get her dressed, and run #5 to school. It was a miracle we made it. I think I even set a new world record. -NO LIE-
Once I called the school to excuse her because she was sick, a miraculous healing took place and she's been fine ever since. No more headache, no more stomach ache. (It's a Miracle!)
"So, Mom, what do you want to do today?"
"Aren't you so glad I'm home with you today so you don't have to be all alone?"
"Let's bake something."
"Can we make rainbow flower cookies?"
Sure thing! But only because you're my baby and I like to spoil you and coddle you.
And that's the end of that.
3. A boy Clint and I teach at church brought us a Christmas gift . I think it's one of the sweetest things ever. It made my day!
4. Did I ever tell you about the time Clint was a human Christmas tree and all the kids at church got to decorate him? That's the most handsome Christmas tree I've ever seen. He even smelled like pine for the rest of the day (okay, no, not really, but that would have been really cool!)
5. Christmas is in a week! 7 days!!!! I had planned to finish wrapping my gifts today but that didn't happen (See #2), and I'm starting to feel the crunch.
Spiritual Enlightenment HERE
Dec 15, 2014
Cookie Day 2014
Last Monday we held our 15th annual Cookie Day. Fifteen years ago, we started this tradition of getting together to bake cookies and make candy for our Christmas neighbor gifts.
I love spending time with my sister(s) my mom, and my daughters.
We listen to Christmas music and while we bake and make, we talk, and laugh, and reminisce for hours. It's the perfect "Girl's Day Out In".
Once we're all done, we have quite the spread to give away to our neighbors and friends.
This year we collectively made:
Chocolate-dipped PB Crackers
White Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Peanut Clusters
Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Peppermint Red Velvet Cookies
On Tuesday, my girls and I dropped off and delivered all our goody plates while the boys were at work and basketball practice. It's so nice to have my neighbor gifts done and delivered.
Can't wait for next year!
Dec 9, 2014
"Not the Gumdrop Buttons!"
Yesterday my mom, and sister, and I got together for Cookie Day at my house. We baked all day, and I mean all day. We started at 9:00 am and the last person didn't leave until 5:30- we didn't even finish wrapping all the goodie plates. I'll post more about our cookie day later.
So, after a long (but fun) day, my kids reminded me that I had promised them we would bake and decorate gingerbread men for FHE. AHHHH! The last thing I wanted to do was bake more cookies, but a promise is a promise. Despite my aching tired body, I put my apron back on and along with making dinner, I (with the help- thankfully) made 8 (and only 8) gingerbread shaped sugar cookies.
We had a blast decorating them, which made the effort totally worth it.
This is the face I got when I said "smile!".
This man, created by #3, compete with mustache, sombrero, and burrito, made me laugh.
This little girl gets the reward for most diligent. She spent over an hour on her cookie.
By the time she was finished, there was not one part of her cookie that was not covered in candy.
We ended the night by watching THIS VIDEO and talking about the true meaning of Christmas.
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