Showing posts with label Cookie Exchange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cookie Exchange. Show all posts

Monday, December 5, 2016

Christmas Cookie Exchange (7th Annual)

On Sunday, Nat hosted her 7th annual Cookie Swap and it was delicious!





Cookies. Glorious cookies. 

Soooooo everyone arrived and set their cookies out

There were 24 different types of cookies :) yum!

Once everyone arrived we grabbed some lunch. 
Lauren and Susanne 

And our side of the table


After lunch it was time for some cookie tasting...

And the winners are....

Best Overall: Gooey Butter Cookies
Guys - these were amazing. I almost didn't try them because I thought they were some sort of snowball thing....but OMG I am so glad I did. They were A-MAZE-ING!

Yummiest Cookie: Fudgy Oatmeal Bars


Most Original: (Laura Bushs') Cowboy Cookies
Made by our very own, Lauren Johnson! These were delish and I am pretty sure she was texting us on Saturday night saying she messed them up - WHATEVER! These were also my moms favorite - my family also judged them. yup. 



Best Decorated: Oh Christmas Tree
but I would have to say that these Frosty the Snowman cookies were a close 2nd...


And then there was the Most Creative: Maple Bacon Crack
Yup - Bacon up in this!

And then we all made our own To Go boxes!

Aren't these prizes adorable? Nat is the best at gift giving!

Our little high-maintenance table....

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Advent Days 8 - 16

Day 8
Christmas Cookies and Hot Chocolate Play date
On Sunday we had a super fun hot chocolate play date planned with our neighbors - Hanna & Kate. Ryan LOVES these girls so he was incredibly excited for our afternoon treat! While the boys napped I headed out to Nat's Annual Cookie Exchange - and came home with tons of yummy cookies! It was perfect to bring over for our play date! The boys had a blast playing with legos and the girls!

 Day 9
Trains at North Park
We headed up to North Park to meet some friends and check out the trains. We actually got there right in time for story time with Santa so we decided to check that out first. 
The boys enjoyed it...although Santa was a tad longwinded...I think he could have shortened it just a tad! After his story we headed up to the trains!

Little G is a tad short this year but he loved the two areas where he could see the trains! 
Ryan loved watching all the trains but his favorite part was pushing all the buttons to see what they did! He found them all...and was impressed with each one! It's the little things...
Next year I want to buy a railcar for the boys! Proceeds go to the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas charity and I know they would love to find their train riding around!

After the trains we headed to the food court to get some Chick-fil-a! 
On the way out we checked out the awesome gingerbread house village - Yum!

Day 10
Celebrate Lyla's 8th birthday
We headed to Gloria's to celebrate Lyla's 8th birthday! The boys had a blast...Ryan just loves to sing Happy Birthday!

Day 11
Christmas Craft (done on Saturday night)

Day 12
Watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (done on Saturday night)

Day 13
Sleepover @ Gigi & Papas
We had Kevin's company Christmas party so the boys were invited to spend the night with Gigi & Papa. Ryan was soooo excited!
Making cookies with Gigi!

Kevin and I stayed at the Omni (where the holiday party was) and had a wonderful night away! The VMG party was casino themed which was so much fun! The food, music and entertainment was awesome - best VMG party yet!



So much fun!

Day 14
Tickets to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Family Christmas Concert
I was only able to secure two tickets so Ryan and I had a little date!


And there was SNOW at the end!

And on Saturday evening we played a little catch up with the ol' advent calendar...

We did our Christmas craft and made puppets! 

And then watch Roudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer...Ryan loved it!

Day 15
Check out Christmas Lights
After dinner we headed over to Hunter's Glenn to check out the amazing houses! Ryan LOVES looking at Christmas lights. He loves to point out Santa, Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman...


Day 16
Make Christmas Cards
Watch Frosty the Snowman
I don't seem to have any pictures of this but we did do this....

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Cookie Exchange

I love this time of year...I constantly have Christmas songs stuck in my head...and I constantly belt them out for my boys to hear...even if I don't know all the words...which I don't. I love the holidays. All the decorations, cheer, events, family fun and parties! One party I look forward to every year is Nat's Annual Cookie Exchange. (Remember last year? So yummy!) This year she hosted the party on a Sunday afternoon, which worked out very well (as you can tell by the attendance).  It is not only an exchange but a competition - yes, awards are given! And who judges? Everyone...since there were over 20 types of cookies the taste testing was a very serious task!

And the awards:
Best Tasting: Carmelitas
Most Festive: Bethies Treats
Most Original: Nutella Hazelnut Cookies
Most Creative: Ooey Gooey Rocky Road Cookies

I made Oreo Cheesecake cookies and although they didn't win any prizes I thought they were pretty darn good! I will be making them for Santa :) 


Lindsey and Susanne

Jackie and myself

Nat's "work" friends. lol

Yay! Cheers to the holidays!
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...