Baking for Valentines Day fun.....

I love to bake. It is something that I enjoy doing not only for the pleasure that I get from it but also from the pleasure my baked goods bring to other people. This past Christmas I got the present of my dreams. A Kitchen Aid mixer. Chris was very happy when he was able to get the red one. He knew I would want to keep this baby out on my kitchen counter and it matched my things perfectly! Let me just say that this mixer is a dream of a machine. I just love everything about it. Yesterday I was doing some baking for Holly's class party. I made my sugar cookies, heart shaped with pink frosting and sprinkles. I just couldn't stop there. I had to bake some special treats for Holly's teacher as well as both of her ballet teachers. I made chocolate chip cookies and I tried this new recipe for a chocolate cookie.


Let me just say that the chocolate cookies are a definite must do again! They were so soft and yummy! Holly said they tasted alot like a brownie but better. We both agree that her Fairy Godmother will love these the next time she comes over. To go a bit further, Chris who generally doesn't like chocolate, said they were fabulous. He said they didn't actually look like much but boy oh boy they sure taste like a little piece of heaven.

You actually roll the dough in powdered sugar before baking and then sprinkle them with powdered sugar once they are done. Yummy!

Holly's class Valentines Party was today. We are lucky enough to have a 4 day weekend. This will be the last year for class parties as next year she goes to Middle School and they no longer have class parties. She is pictured here with 2 of her good friends. They love to play together. Liza, Holly and Sara also known as The 3 Musketeers.

Holly is great friends with Logan. They have been friends since the third grade. They can often be found together getting involved in Student Council or Safety Patrol. They both gave excellent speeches last week. The party was alot of fun. Now we can relax and enjoy our 4 days off. :)

I am hoping to be finishing up our big project soon. It is my craft room redo. Chris and I have been working hard on getting it all done. We moved out all of Tiffany's stuff and packed it up. We painted the room. I have some organizing to get done in the room and some other details. I will post about the redo as soon as I am done. I can tell you one thing is for sure, it is my favorite room in the entire house now.