This year we had so much fun baking Christmas cookies! Christian is at an age (2 1/2) where he loves helping & doing projects. Our kitchen's working really well for us...
... and as you can see from the pics below, Christian was THRILLED to help bake cookies for our friends. (when we were rolling the cookies into balls he couldn't stop giggling)
Here he is below with the peanut butter cookies all laid out in nice rows, waiting patiently after being told he STILL can't eat them...
And finally, our work paid off!!! (We have a HUGE stock of Hershey bars in the pantry from s'more season leftover so we used chocolate bar pieces instead of hershey kisses.) And mm mm mm!! We gave out the cookies to family friends and of course had to keep a few for ourselves ;) It's the little simple things about Christmas that make it so special & fun.
We had a huge snowstorm here in Northern Virginia this weekend & school's been cancelled, so my husband is totally OFF for Christmas now!! Still no baby but I'll keep you posted!! Wishing you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & Happy Holidays!!!
xoxo,
lauren
As a decorator & a textile designer, this is my place to muse... perfection doesn't interest me; Reality and charm do. Fresh floppy flowers from the garden over long-stemmed roses any day, I love it when things are slightly off and tell a story. 
31 comments:
what an exciting time in your GORGEOUS home!!
merry christmas :)
Save me a cookie!
Yum! And Christian is just darling. Looks like you had fun!
: )
Alaina
The perfect holiday...husband home and baby on the way. God bless you all! xoxo
I love your robin's egg blue Kitchen Aid mixer!
yummmm!!!!!!!! btw i totally stole your mantel idea. my greenery started to smell like urine and pine instead of just pine so i put it outside on the stair banister on the back porch. saw your post last week and went and bought 26 candles. HA! thanks.
adorable! and the cookies-yummy!
sending you and your family happy thoughts from DC. stay warm!
Christian looks so happy to be helping! Merry Christmas to you and yours. Maybe a Christmas Baby?
--Delores
He's soooo cute! Happy Holiday!
Sooooo cute! Everytime I see your home I love it but your little boy is precious also. Great idea to use the squares instead of hershey kisses.
He is adorbale! Good luck with Bubby!!
Those look like great cookies and they photograph so well!
I like the big square of chocolate on top instead of the usual hershey kiss.
yum....i keep seeing that recipe and saying i am going to make them! i want your mixer though to do it :) can't wait to meet that new baby! merry christmas lauren!
Those cookies look amazing, Christian looks adorable like always.
Must know when this baby will get here!
Tell Dave to send me a text when he/she is born!!!
What a great Christmas gift!
xoxo,
Camila
he is a doll Lauren!! er, he is a very handsome fellow. I never know what to say about boys, but 2.5 is still young enough to be a doll, right??
also, I have cookies on the blog today. this is getting ridiculous!
I still have my baking to do. I need a snowstorm to get me in the mood. Chicago didn't get any snow over the weekend.
I have my fingers crossed for a Christmas miracle for you guys.
Have a great holiday!
They look good enough to eat! When is the baby due? Is your honey a teacher?
He is too adorable!!! I wish you and the family a wonderful holiday and hope everything goes smoothly with the Christmas baby. I'll be thinking of you! xoxo, Ally
Merry Christmas Lauren! The cookies look delicious and your helper is adorable too!
Adorable! And what pretty cookies, too.
I have such wonderful memories of baking in the kitchen with my girls around Christmas time. Love the Hershey piece. We've done that with rolo's too and they are delicious! Enjoy!
Ruthie
Looks like you had some great help in the kitchen, Lauren! What a face!!!
Happy Holidays.
xo
Brooke
Your son is adorable and those cookies look delicious!
Have a blessed Christmas. (I enjoyed making cookies with my grands, making sock snowmen, and a tree for the doll house ;-))
What is the story behind the chalkboard ice box? Did you just paint it with chalkboard paint or what? nancy
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I just found you through Paloma and I love your blog! Fantastic! I just recently started my own design business as well. Great to meet you!
those look so yum! i want to make this week:) thank you. happy holidays. xo
Yum, I will check my mailbox to see if mine arrived. haha. I know, I could make my own.
Awesome that Dave is off early. Cookie baking day looks so fun - your son is ADORABLE. My gosh - he looks like your child totally and is cute as a button and looks like he is a little character too. :)
Good luck with baby time!
Glad that the snow is over but what excitement for you guys! Last week we had a ton of snow in Calgary (been having lots of storms) and the Fire Dept delivered a baby in an SUV stuck in traffic...! If I ever get pregnant, I will do it in the Fall so I am not delivering in winter haha!
Christian is such a little angel! Loved this post Lauren, so excited you are about to give birth!!
xoxo
Maria
both look 'delicious.'
your baby and those killer cookies!!!
happy new year.
ps happy new baby!!!!
xx
Oh wow. Such a smart idea to use the leftover bars! These are my favorite cookies...
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