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Holiday Baking

Holiday Baking for the holidays

does not need to be complicated with a plethora of ingredients or hours spent in the kitchen. Baking cookies with loved ones should be fun and enjoyable, not messy and stressful. I am not one to cook and quite honestly I despise cooking. When I first started dating my husband that is the one thing I shared with him, “I do not cook and it is not something I like to do” He was fine with my decision and even offered to do the cooking. After all these years I am still amazed by his cooking skills and how easily he can create wonderful meals out of nothing. Something I wish I was able to do but never seemed to accomplish. That is until I became a mother again after 16 years and then suddenly holiday baking was something I wanted to do with my daughter.

Starting again as a parent has it’s advantages. Why? Today we have the internet, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram among other apps that provide a world of possibilities. This did not exist several years ago when my now adult children were kids. I used the library, the bookstore and entertainment to get any type of ideas for creating activities and making cakes. Years ago all we had were magazines, books and TV shows to get ideas for decorating, cooking, skin care and fashion. And now we have technology at our finger tips. I never realized how many sugar cookies I could make from Betty Crocker’s instant cookie mix. So many ideas to choose from and all you need is a stick of butter and one egg. Simple! No lavish ingredients and no fancy gadgets. Just a bag of instant cookie mix and your hands.

Fun With Holiday Baking

For the past few weeks I have been baking cookies with my little princess and she loves it. I love having her as my helper and she is so obsessed with cooking. It is also a great way for the two of us to bond. If you are anything like me in the cooking department, I highly recommend Betty Crocker products. She has made me want to spend more time cooking in the kitchen even if it is just baking cookies. And I never realized how much fun it can be. I still have so many other cookies I want to bake with my little princess, but for now I am happy to share the cookies we made so far.

 

 

 

Shown below is a baking set I purchased at my local grocery store for $5.00. Not bad for your holiday baking needs.

 

 

Shown below is Savanah mixing the food coloring in the icing. (Her favorite thing to do)

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Velma

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Decorating for Thanksgiving

Holidays are always fun with little ones.

Decorating for Thanksgiving is so much fun. It brings me such joy to see the excitement and enthusiasm in my little toddler as the holidays are approaching. Thanksgiving decor is taking over our home but as a mother starting over, holidays have a brand new meaning. My three oldest children are 24, 23 and 18 years of age. As they slowly reached adulthood, they created their own plans for the holidays. Between all three of them, there was always something going on. I just did the best I could to schedule a time that would be convenient for everyone to be together at the same time. (Whether early morning or late at night)  

Now that I have a toddler, holidays are full of excitement and wonder. Thanksgiving is days away and my little princess and I are busy prepping and decorating for the big day. Savanah is so eager to help me with everything including to cook and clean. Her enthusiasm brings back a lot of memories to when my three oldest where her age. Seeing how fast they grew up makes me appreciate every single moment I have with my little princess. Every day with her is truly an adventure and a blessing. I wish I could keep her that age where everything she says and does is the cutest little thing.

Decorating Savanah’s room is always fun for the both of us. She likes to sit her stuffed animals and dolls at the table and pretend they are having Thanksgiving dinner. Each time she sees the turkey, she tries her best to make a gobble gobble sound. It makes her happy to see her room change with each holiday.  Memories like these are the ones I will cherish the most.

Thanks for stopping by!

V

 

 

 

 

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Trick or Treating on the Boardwalk

Every year in October the Kemah Boardwalk presents Boo on the Boardwalk.

This event takes place every weekend through the month of October. Kids can go trick or treating while having fun. Based on the day, kids can participate in activities that are available to them.

My husband and I love to take our little princess since she has so much fun with everything the Boardwalk has to offer. She also enjoys going to each and every shop to get candy. We have taken her every Friday this month and will take her again this Friday.  We usually arrive around five o’clock and there is plenty of free parking available.  My husband likes to park next to the Starbucks and we begin trick or treating at the shops located in that area. We also make a stop by the cute pumpkin patch for pictures.

As we walk along the Boardwalk, our princess enjoys seeing other kids dressed up in costumes and starts naming all the characters she sees. Once we have completed trick or treating, our princess likes to play in the dancing fountain. An area located by The Aquarium where water shoots up from the ground. I always bring an extra set of clothes for her to change.  Fridays in October is also  movie night for kids. Last Friday they were showing Hocus Pocus and this Friday they will be showing Goosebumps. Our little one is not much into regular movies unless it is Toy Story III or Spongebob in which she can sit through the  whole movie. 

Therefore, by the time she is done playing in the water, our little princess is pretty worn out and tired.  Ready for bed.

 

More information can be found at the Kemah website:  http://www.kemahboardwalk.com/featuring/boo-on-the-boardwalk/

 

                                                                              

                                        

                                          

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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale – Toddler Shoes

The Anniversary Sale has many cute shoes for

toddlers and my favorite picks are shown above. These are the shoes that I purchased for my little princess. Her favorites are the Sam Edelman pom pom shoes since she likes to match with mommy (I have the same exact pair). Another of her favorites that she loves to wear are the sandals from Mel by Melissa. She wears these sandals as her play shoes for dress up.

Vans are a favorite for park days and the Mary Jane flats are perfect for any family outing. All shoes slip easily on or off with no struggle. My princess does not have any problems putting the shoes on herself and creates a nice break for mommy.

Happy Shopping!

 

 

 

 

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