Red, white and Blue

My kitchen was a busy place this weekend. Lots of cookies were made!  It's been a long baseball season for our little minor league team. My partner & crime and someday co-owner of our totally awesome bake shoppe, Robin, and I decided the boys needed some end of the year cookies. The weather didn't want to cooperate tonight so hopefully we can pass these out tomorrow.

I figured while I had large amounts of red, white and blue made up I might as well get good use out of it. These are for a co-worker who is a huge Cubs fan and a new dad. He's missed out on cookies at work the last few times so I am making up for it this week.

 I also made up some Fourth of July cookie baskets or bouquets.  Available for pre-order for your Fourth of July gatherings. 

4th of July Beach Party

Fireworks

Contact me to order your 4th of July basket.  Beach Party baskets are $30 for a dozen and Firework basket is $25 for a dozen.

Owls and more owls!

Wish these guys good luck as they are flying south to Georgia!   I love it when a color combination comes out just the way you had pictured!

Not only did I have these owls to do but also these this week!

Hoping my weekend goes as planned making lots of cookies! Sounds like a hot weekend to have the oven going! 

Have a great weekend!!!!!

Cat Cookies

If you could pick any cookies for your birthday what would they be? If you are an 8 year old year girl, than this week it was cats!  This girl loves cats!  I need to mention this is what they looked like before the trip to Des Moines.  They had an unfortunate mishap with their tails in transit.  Lesson learned.  Anyway........I hope Taylor and her friends enjoy them with and without their tails.

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR!

Team Kelsey Girl

What will you be doing on August 24, 2013?  I know what we will be doing. We will be at this years Buddy Walk.  For anyone who doesn't know my daughter has designer genes.  Not True Religion kind but the Trisomy 21 kind.  Team Kelseygirl first walked in 2011 and we will continue to walk year after year.   We walk to raise awareness and support for all the wonderful people and families we have met in the last three years. My life has been enriched in a way I didn't know possible.  A way that I could never would have imagined  when I first saw those almond shaped eyes.

I am so lucky to live in a place that has a Gigi's Playhouse.  I hate to think what I would have done without the support, information, and programming they have given our family.  The Buddy Walk supports Gigi's Playhouse and I hope you will too by walking with us.

Team KelseyGirl 2012

Registration is open and can be found here. http://gigisplayhouse.donorpages.com/5K2013DesMoines/stats/

Thank you to everyone who has supported us the last 2 years! Kelsey is so lucky to have you in her life.   You know I couldn't post without cookies, right?

 

Cookie FAIL...Sometimes an idea just doesn't work

After the success of the Mother's Day cookie bouquets I started thinking about ideas for Father's Day.  I thought wouldn't tool cookies in a tool box be a great idea? Then I started to search the web for inspiration.  Wasn't much there to feel inspired about. So I thought I would take a stab at them.  Round 1 ended up in the garbage after my husband says "You are seriously going to take pictures of those? They are not your best work".  I let a week go by before I gave them another try.  I tried to decorate them, I did, really. After consistency issues and gray icing, I gave up on them and moved on. Am I the only who who thinks of 'Steel Magnolias' when you say "gray icing"?

I moved on to something more inspiring.   Someday I hope to go to a place like this.  This specifically is the Maldives.  Until I win the lottery and get over my fear of flying I will probably stick with the Gulf Coast and just dream about this place.

 But for now it's on my bucket list and I'll just think about it when I need some tropical inspiration. I really do like how these turned out.  I only wish I would have baked more cookies they were so fun to do! Now the big question is who is going to be the recipient of them??? 

June is turning out to be a busy month of cookie orders! I also have at least one order a month for the next four months! Some very fun cookies coming up. I hope to put some 4th of July cookie platters and bouquets out here with pictures and pricing. Those will be on a first come first serve basis.