cookies!

I have a very strong love for chocolate chip cookies. The Great American Cookie Factory at the mall...oh my, I love that place. The double doozie is my cookie of choice: two chocolate chip cookies sandwiched in between icing. If you haven't had one before, you must!

I had ordered a dozen crab shaped sugar cookies for Jack's birthday party, but based on the number of people that were going to be at the party I felt that I needed more. I decided to make double doozies. The lady making the crab cookies made me an extra dozen cookies by mistake, so I ended up with plenty of cookies. The double doozies were the first to go though!

I wanted to make the double doozies match the theme, so I purchased red, white, navy and blue m&m's. I also wanted to make them the easiest way possible. We traveled three hours with all the party supplies and I knew that once we got to our hometown I wouldn't want to spend time making icing and cookies, on top of spending time with family and getting ready for the party. I also knew that I wouldn't have time to do a lot of prep before we left for our hometown.

I went the easy route and bought cookie dough and the icing. Did you know you could buy icing from Target's bakery?! It is delish! I baked the cookies for 5 minutes at the recommended temperature, took them out and put m&m's on the top. Then, put them back in the oven for 5 more minutes to continue baking.

After they had cooled I used an XL baking tip and put icing on the back of one cookie and added another cookie to make a sandwich. Easy peasy!

Jack's birthday party can be viewed here and here.

one year pictures

I arranged for Jack to have his one year pictures taken the week before he turned one by Julie Dawkins Photography. I wasn't sure if she would be able to get any good pictures of him, because he does not want to sit still, especially if we are outside. She was able to get some great shots of him despite me having to sit him down and run behind the camera, sit him down and...you get the point.

Farmer's Market Fun

Jack and I went to a local farmer's market this morning. There aren't a lot of vendors and it typically isn't that crowded, which is a plus for us because of the stroller. The amount of people could have something to do with the fact that we go as soon as they open around 8 am. Jack loved looking at all the people and sampling the goods. Well, he loved sampling everything but the chocolate pudding sorbet. He spit it out and it ended up on his shirt, which you will be able to see in a picture below.

I bought an eggplant, peaches, flowers, and cold brewed coffee concentrate for Ty to make iced coffees. I love that they package it in a mason jar. 

Sipping on a fresh fruit juice combo of mango, pineapple, and strawberry. Yum.

It was nice to get outside for a bit before the temperatures were unbearable.