I just came home from my cousin Linda's annual Christmas party with a baby...
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a food baby, ya silly! :-)
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Linda threw her first Christmas party last year and ever since, we have decided that it should be an annual tradition! She told us it would be a pot luck dinner so I decided to make the Oreo truffles I made last week! :-)
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Since my parents left for Vietnam this holiday, we didn't really Christmas-fy our home so seeing Linda's home all decorated made it finally feel like Christmas was near! :-)
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She's actually the biggest Barbie fan I know. You don't understand and ...I don't think I could help you understand... but all you gotta know is that, she has a great amount of collectibles!!! I wish I collected something cooler than...
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clothespins!!!
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When we arrived, we all mingled
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and ate
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...and mingled
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and ate a bit more. :-)
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Oh gosh, I was so nervous for people to try these! My sister told me I should've made double the amount but I was so scared of disappointments!!!
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Whoever tried it - either took more to stash away or told someone else to try it! :-) Whoever did share my truffles eventually stopped... and stashed the rest away for themselves! Hahaha
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I was dying of happiness! Thank you so much guys!!!
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We mingled again and then it was time for...
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cookie decorating!!! :-)
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I was probably more excited than the kids!!! Hah!
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Alexis didn't want like the perfectly cut cookies, y'know... like the snowflake or Christmas tree. She totally insisted for the gingerbread cookie
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...with no head! Hahaha
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After watching these boys
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enjoyin' their cookies...
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it was MY turn! :-)
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At first I thought I was putting too much icing...
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NOPE! Hahaha
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Cookie decorating totally stopped once this Chocolate Tuxedo cake was pulled out!!! Have I mentioned how exquisite this cake is?! It was definitely a partay in my mouth!
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We played some Quelf aftewards! I chose Queen Spatula for my character because
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who don't like a big booty???
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We all finally gathered around to watch the boys open their Christmas gifts!
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Ethan had so many and he was totally pooped!
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Look at him trying to drink water out of his gift! Hahaha
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Oh! Eli saw. Hahaha
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Thanks for having me over Linda and Charlie!!!
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Please continue this tradition because I love these family gatherings since
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it really brings the family together
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and there's just so much love around!!! :-)
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Maybe too much love.
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P.S. I only collect the pretty kind of clothespins!!!
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