Baking Day in December…..A New Tradition

I know this is late but here it goes…..Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!  I always feel a little sad after the holidays are over.  It's so much fun decorating and getting together with the ones we love so much to celebrate the birth of Jesus.  I can't understand why so many people say they don't enjoy Christmas.  I just want to scream, "It's not about YOU….it's about JESUS."  Oh well, I said it and I feel much better.

Christmas is a time to start traditions and I sure hope this will be a new tradition with some of my favorite people!  Kathy invited her mom, sister, Brenda and myself over to her house on a cold, dreary December day to bake.  We all brought our own ingredients and the utensils we needed.  Kathy was so organized and her home was decorated so beautiful.  Here are the pics and some tips to help you if you decide to start this fun tradition next year!  I'm already planning my baking menu for next year!

The baking crew with our cute reindeer mugs.  Kathy's mom is in the middle.  She is the life of any party!

Decade Party

The birthday boys

Donna, my twin cousin and my sister by another mother, just hosted a Decades Party for her dad and her boyfriend.  Her dad, James, was turning 80 and her boyfriend, David, was turning 50.  It was such a cute idea to host the two parties together.  Shelley, Donna's sister in law.....my cousin in law.... and our sister by another mother, helped to host the party.

Donna, me and Shelley

The Road Goes on Forever.....But the "Parties" Never End.....

 Ok....it's been awhile....things happen.  I know we have broken the blogging posting rules by not blogging at least once a week or once a month.  So I'm going to catch you up on what's been going on since our last post!

December 

Our two families celebrating Christmas together!
(Husbands taking the pictures)

January

We started working on the shower and wedding for Kathy's precious daughter, Katy.

February

Katy and Austin's Shower

Vintage Travel was the theme for the bridal shower.  I set up this old suitcase and placed an old
license plate, several old hotel soaps, and vintage travel postcards inside the suitcase.  Each guest was given a postcard
to write down their best marriage advice on one side and their favorite place to travel on the other side.  The   refreshments were all named after a country.

Pinterest Party

Girls just want to have fun...right?  That's the way my girlfriends think.  So we got together and had a Pinterest Party!  It was so easy and so much fun!  Everyone brought a finger food and craft they had pinned on Pinterest.  We ate, talked and worked on our crafts.  No pressure to buy anything... just fun girl time.  Check out all the fun we had!

Invitations