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Jeanette’s Easter Cookies Have Arrived!

21 Apr 2011

Let Easter weekend begin! You know Good Friday? Well this was Thoughtful Thursday! Jeanette, thank you!! Really, thanks. What a treat!

Warning, the rest of this post is just a whole bunch of bragging, so if that offends you, look away! What’s that? You like drooling over other people’s cookies? then, by all means, read on…

First of all, you know it’s The Package when you see this (you may even do a little dance).

I like to imagine all of the little bunnies and ducks traveling across the country… to us!!
Here’s the goodies (minus the Pez that Oscar is eating inhaling right as I type this):

(click any image to see it larger)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THESE are my FAVORITE!
(yes I know the package says “To: Oscar & Lucy”… so what. )

So Cute!

A little cookie parade…

The big white bunnies!!

These oval boxes were at the bottom, filled with chocolate candy eggs and foil chicks.

The kids could not be reached for comment…

I tried to get a pic of Lucy kissing the big bunny.. she was running around and moving too fast to get a better shot:

If this is any indication, it’s going to be a sweet, happy holiday. Don’t you just love tradition at the holidays? The only thing I can’t figure out is where Jeanette came up with the time to bake, in such a big way. Baby April was born only six days ago, and Jeanette was in Boston being a brand-new grandmother! Did the Easter Bunny bestow special magical baking powers?

Ausstecherle (a.k.a. German Christmas Cookies)

11 Dec 2010

These are the cookies that Mark and his his sister Karen made when they were kids. The cookies may seem plain, but the tradition of making them is meaningful when it’s passed down to the next generation.

If you ask Mark, the best part about baking the cookies is being able to sneak eating the raw dough.
The mixing – as you will see, has its own little method, and the choosing of cookie cutters is always fun. The cookies come out sweet and buttery with a little crunch. One day I might just have to decorate some, but for now I’ll resist. Frohe Weihnachten!

PS. This is a scan of an old postcard that Omi found – I think it’s so charming! Click to see it big.

Kid pics

21 Sep 2010

An pretty random assortment I’ve got here for you!


These smelled incredible but the recipe needs work. They kinda fell apart on us. Anyone got a good recipe for us?


We have a ‘forest in progress’ because our landscape photographs that normally hang on this wall are out on loan.


Georgia has all her shots and is finally free to run! I don’t know who’s happier, Georgia, or Cole & Kiera!


Not ice cream! It’s cake with chocolate frosting!
(Adapted from Bakerella).


We don’t want any! *slam*


A couple more. The onsie is from Sarah in NY, and these Boden pants are getting lots of compliments!


Bath tonight: “Mom! This is so awesome!”