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Family Home Evening with the Bennions and a live nativity!

January 8, 2012 by shelley

Family Home Evening, Monday night, was cookie baking and decorating with the Bennions!  To top off the evening we acted out the nativity in full costume (Jennifer’s Christmas present to me.)  Everyone had a part even if it was just a cow or donkey.  Baby Jack was of course baby Jesus.  B.J. filled in for Joseph and Jenn was Mary.  The cookies were sugar cookies with lots of frosting and sprinkles.

Our evening started with pizza from a new pizza place in Fairway, Pizza 51 West.

They had a 26″ pizza, which made baby Jack look small.

Pizza 51 West Fairway, Kansas

 

 

26" pizza from Pizza 51 West

 

Little Jack, big pizza.

Pizza from 51 West
A pizza larger than baby Jack!
Pizza 51 West Fairway, Kansas

26″ pizza from Pizza 51 West
Little Jack, big pizza.


















Sugar Cookie Recipe


Sugar Cookie Recipe

Filed Under: Family, Friends, Holidays, Nativity, Recipes Tagged With: Bennions, cookies, Family, frosting, Nativity, pizza, Pizza 51 West, sprinkles

December 15th

January 7, 2012 by shelley

Becca and Carl arrive. Christmas is such an exciting time. Today was the perfect day to make cookies. We decided to make pineapple cookies with ream cheese frosting. I had helpers that really enjoyed putting the frosting on the cookie and adding sprinkles…lots of sprinkles.







Filed Under: Family, Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: christmas, cookies, Family, frosting, sprinkles

Thanksgiving Turkeys from Cookies, a holiday tradition!

November 25, 2011 by shelley

I am not sure how it got started, but a few years ago I made turkeys from cookies to place at each place setting.  My children got involved, and year after year it became a holiday tradition.  However, as my kids grew older they did not want to make “typical” turkeys and it became a contest to see who could make the most “unusual” turkey from cookies and candies and frosting.  This year was relatively tame, since we were involving a two and a three year old…and we did not have everyone home.  But we still made our turkeys from cookies.  Jen made a special turkey for Carl with a big bandage on his leg, representing Carls repaired achilles heel and post surgery dressing.  (Becca and Carl are celebrating Thanksgiving post Carl’s surgery in Durham, North Carolina.) It was quite true to form.  She also made a “Mama” turkey with a new baby for Jen and B.J. who are enjoying Thanksgiving in California with almost two week old Jack.

Carl, post surgery, cookie turkey.

Jen making "Carl Turkey"

Frosting, cookies and candy for making "turkeys."

Bob helping Becca make cookie turkey.

Bob and Becca.

Henry and Adam making cookie turkeys.

Bob and Becca.

Becca making a cookie turkey.


Henry making a turkey.

Becca and Me (Shelley) working on a turkey.


Lots of frosting for turkey making Becca and myelf (Shelley).

Filed Under: Family, Holidays, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Adam, Becca, Bob, cookies, frosting, Henry, Jen, Thanksgiving, tradition, turkey

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I'm Shelley. Mom of three and grandma of eight... living right in the middle of the country, Kansas City! I'm happy to be alive and enjoy sharing exciting goodies that I find and make. Here you will find ideas for LDS Young Women's activities, family updates, and a compilation of all things wonderful.

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