Cookies

I have wanted to organize pictures of my cookies for quite a while. These are some of the pictures I could find pretty quickly. I know there have been more. I thought I would share them with you all. I know my sweet friend, Linda, will especially appreciate them. I know you are still a loyal reader, Linda!

Baby shower cookies

Pumpkins and ghosts for Halloween party

Baseball party cookies

Penguin cookies for "P" day in Ryan's class. These were the most difficult cookies I have ever made b/c the black icing bled into the white.

Snowmen for Will's class Christmas party

Giraffe cookies for "G" day in Ryan's class. One of my all-time favorite cookies.

Angel cookies for a Christmas Cookie Party. These are probably my favorite cookies. They are so easy, yet I love how they turn out so beautiful.

Easter eggs

Personalized Easter eggs for cousins

Mickey Mouse cookies for a sweet 2 yr old birthday party.

Boys went to a soccer clinic everyday this past week. Their cousins went too and they all had a great time despite the brutal heat. Will enjoyed it and did surprisingly well even though this was the first time he had ever played soccer. He still insists that he does not want to be on a team this Fall.  Sometimes I can't figure him out for the life of me.



Afterwards they would go down and play in a creek that runs by the soccer fields. They thought this was the greatest thing they had ever done. It makes me feel like there are still some simple joys of summer left in our world. They would get sticks and rocks and dig around for stuff that only boys can find.

I am surviving the heat, however it does make me grouchy. I haven't been able to run much this summer which is adding to my sluggish/grouchy feeling. Boys go to swim lessons next week and then we will have 2 weeks left  before school starts. I am sad for myself, yet excited for them.

Will turns 8!!

My sweet angel boy

I ordered this banner for his Star Wars Lego Party. I think it turned out great!!

Picture of the food table and backyard. Amazingly, the weather turned out great for the party. There was a chance of thunderstorms but by 4:00, it was sunny and even a slight breeze coming up through our back patio.

Cousins

Will and his cake

Homemade Marshmallows!

The boys and I have gone with some friends to a new local Farmers Market here in town. It is held every Tuesday afternoon and we have gone 3 times now. We love it. It is near a big playground and pavilion with picnic tables. We have enjoyed visiting the different vendors and trying the free samples. Our favorite food truck, the Grilled Cheeserie, is always there so we have enjoyed an early dinner too.
The marshmallow truck from the Bang Candy company has been there too, so of course we had to try the ridiculously over-priced marshmallows. And we just did not think it was worth $5 for 4 tiny marshmallows.
So, we made our own following this recipe.

They were wonderful! So soft and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Much better than store-bought and better than the ones from the over-priced gourmet marshmallow truck. We dipped some in dark chocolate, but I didn't get a good picture of those. They were very easy to make too. The hardest part was cutting them into sqaures.

I also bought some kale and made some kale chips. Not quite as successful (or popular) as the marshmallows, however.