A Late Afternoon Playdate

We've been so busy doing school things and getting into the swing of afternoon kindergarten (staying up late, sleeping late) that we haven't had time for much else. Fortunately, we were able to squeeze in a late afternoon playdate with some dear friends who just returned from a long vacation in England. It was so nice to catch up, do a Halloween craft and eat warm chocolate chip cookies!

Fun with Friends

We've gotten together with a few friends during the last couple of weeks. There will be many more indoor, warm playdates to come during these cold winter months!

 Claire and Elton John (aka Oliver)

Claire and Thomas playing with Barbie and Ken in Barbie's new pool. 

Riding the plasma car with Mikey

Anatomy of a Playdate

Before

After

Bake Something Pretty Playdate

The Treats!!

Lately, I've been having this creative energy. I feel like I need to bake something gorgeous, build something or play some kind of musical instrument. I'm not sure where this need is coming from, but it could be because I read lots of cookie, cupcake and decorating blogs and the masterpieces the bloggers/bakers make are just so irresistible! Also, my cousin, Jaci, is inspirational - she makes beautiful cakes and cookies for all kinds of occasions.

So, after talking to one of my mommy friends (Gillian), I decided to host a "Bake Something Pretty" playdate for my moms group. This was the description:


Bake Something Pretty Playdate

If you've ever been inspired to bake and decorate beautiful cupcakes, adorable cookies or another dazzling, sinful treat, but never had the perfect occasion to serve them...this playdate is for you!

Please bake some delicious, beautiful (or just plain cute!) treats to show off and share. We can all admire everyone's artistic talents, then feast on the gorgeous goodies! The kids can play, eat and make their own adorable "s'more" snacks which will surely impress all of the mommies!

Only four mommies and their kids (7 total) were able to attend the playdate (Claire has a bit of a cold, so some mommies declined to come because they didn't want to catch it and a couple of other kids were too sick to come. It's that time of year!). We had a great time eating Nicole's cupcakes, Gillian's cake pops and my decorated sugar cookies! The kids played so nicely together.

We also made adorable owl s'mores!!! I found the directions here. Irresistible!!

Owl S'mores

My Cookies
Decorating cookies with royal icing is a lot harder
than it looks! This is what I was able to create.
I definitely won't quit my day job!