a kooky cookie weekend

We had one of the most fun weekends we’ve had in a while! There wasn’t really one single super-amazing event that made it great, but we had a lot of quality time with friends and family, and that’s what always makes me the happiest! (I hardly took out my big camera at all this weekend, so most of these are phone/instagram photos. Enjoy!)

Friday started off with snow in the forecast. I dropped Michael off at work and went to the new institute class at church that’s geared toward moms with young kids (I think this class is really going to be a fun and uplifting experience)! Before it was over, there was already a good amount of snow on the ground. It was my first experience driving in it, but thankfully we made it home safely. I must not have driven too crazily, because Kaya fell asleep and kept on napping for a couple of hours after we were home.
_MG_8537 While she slept, I ate all the rest of the Nutella discovered there was none left and sent a photo of my sad, deprived little self to Michael so he’d know just how hard my life is. (And no, of course that isn’t Nutella on my chin!)PHOTO_20130125_115007

It wasn’t long after my Nutella crisis that the university closed down because of the snowstorm, and Michael got to come home early! We always love extra time with our buddy/daddy! (Of course, the snow stopped shortly after he arrived, but I’m not complaining…)

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We also ate about a thousand cookies this weekend. Is there anything that goes better with cold winter weather than warm cookies straight out of the oven? We actually tried to make them a little “healthier” by using oat flour, and I was really impressed with the result._MG_8543

We also enjoyed some homemade baked chicken nuggets and mac ‘n cheese (I’m kind of putting this in here just to make my dad-in-law jealous… again…)IMG_20130126_184440

Somebody is starting to give us some really toothy grins! Michael showed this photo off to about a million people at church.
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After Church, we had a potluck! We haven’t had one in a verrrrry long time, and although we were at the back of the line and worried there wouldn’t be any food left once we got up there, we still had some yummy things! (By the way, I have a handsome husband and cute baby, hmmm?)
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Post-potluck, we went over to Jeff and Lelia’s to gorge ourselves on more cookies play some games. Our friend Raleigh came too- she was so excited to finally squeeze our baby! (You can tell it was past Kaya’s bedtime by the time we took this picture… just look at those sleepy eyes!)PHOTO_20130127_184911