Yummy yummy yummy

Ok, normally this time of year I would be up to my elbows in flour and all sorts of baking goodness. Unfortunately, with all of my stomach trouble and our crazy family bug that went around I haven't felt much like pulling everything out to even try. I was however craving some cookies the other day and ended up buying some of the ready to bake kind from Pillsbury. I have had RTB plenty of times before but honestly they are a bit subpar to the homemade thing...umm not these suckers! I don't know what they put in them but they are delicious and super addictive. There are 24 in a pack and my brood can go through them all in a night. You could literally eat 6 of these then want more. So if you are in a pinch and don't feel like baking cookies for Santa, I am sure he will appreciate these just the same!

*Just to note, I was not paid by Pillsbury in any way to promote these cookies. They are just so freakin good I had to tell others. :)

My Apologies...

I REALLY wanted to share instructions with you for our Advent Calendar but sadly I wasn't able to (see previous post). To make up for this, I scoured the internet to find some of the cutest holiday printables and DIY crafts. Enjoy!!

Gettin Crafty Challenge Week #3

With the kids out of school this past week, I thought it would be the perfect time to make ornaments for the tree. We had a few left over from last year so we only made 3 different kinds of new ones. The kids loved the diy ornaments so much last year! I did throw in some sparkly red snowflakes I had from a few years ago...other than that, everything is handmade.

On the hunt

This year, we were able to go and get our tree the day after Thanksgiving. I love being able to put it up and have a month to stare at all the sparkly Christmas cheer. Yes, that may be sappy but there is something really magical about decorating that tree and having it in our living room. Every year, we visit a tree farm near us to pick the perfect tree, cut it down and take it home. This year it was actually chilly enough for jackets and long sleeves so that made it feel much more like Winter. I played around with the black and white effects on these photos. I love the starkness of them.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We went to my sister's house this year and it was awesome... awesome because the food was great and awesome because I didn't have to clean up before or after! ;) I was in charge of bringing green beans and a desert. I was going to make 2 pumpkin pies but The Baconator wouldn't let me. Well, he persuaded me not too put any pressure on myself (like I do every holiday) and end up staying awake until 3:00 am baking and stuff. So I bought the pies this year and they were pretty good, I was satisfied. :) Here are some photos from the day...