Patriotic Mickey Mouse cookies.......

It didn't take much planning to know what cookies I would make for today's blog.  These were too perfect for today because...........

Today is my 5th Anniversary!!!! Five long incredible years together. I couldn't be more blessed.

Five years ago two totally opposite people exchanged vows....yes OPPOSITE....like completely opposite.

He's quiet......I'm loud

He's NOT a people person.....I'm a social butterfly

He's a big kid......I'm not :)

We really can't be more opposite.....but it works for us. I know it sounds cliche but he COMPLETES me.....Oh and he slow dances with me in the kitchen.....that's a plus in any girls book.

So, it was to no surprise when it came time to picking out our honeymoon destination.  He didn't suggest Jamaica, Hawaii, or some other exotic location that most couples choose. No my husband wanted to go to..... you guessed it.....DISNEY WORLD!

Hey.....It is the happiest place on Earth. (I secretly love Mickey Mouse, but I'll never tell).  Don't this picture just shout MAGICAL?

It really was a place where his inner child could come out......or stay out....because it's really always out. Y'all did see his Transformer collection right?

I made sure to take lots of pictures so I could one day show his children, when he tells them to "grow up" lol.....Always have proof in your hands. Take a snapshot of everything. You never know when you may need it for blackmail.....lol. Here are a few pictures of my big, kid of a husband.

 

We had an amazing time on our honeymoon.

 We had our Mickey and Minnie newlywed hats on. We were VIP everywhere and had special seating (a little something special Disney provides for honeymooners). It really was a magical time.

It's five years later and the man still takes my breath away.

We've been through so much together. He joined the Army.....HOOAH, we moved to Germany for three years, we had two deployments, we lost my mother to cancer, we had two miscarriages, and we had two beautiful girls together. We have had our share of good times and bad.....but we made it through,  still faithful.... and loving one another.

Thank you baby for five of the most MAGICAL years a girl could ever have.  I can only hope to have many more years with you.....slow dancing in the kitchen.

~Throw on your heels and get to baking~

Scalloped heart flag cookies......

It's been a crazy week. A sick baby, overworked husband, and teenagers who seem to need you for EVERYTHING you can imagine. Does it ever get to a point when they do things on their own? I think I may have created little monsters.... all on my own.

My name is called eight million times.....and we won't even get into the text messages.  My phone is constantly going off with a text from one of them. Thank God the two babies can't text yet. Although my three year old is working on that skill, thanks to her teenage sister. She's already too big for her britches.



Can I get a do-over? Can we go back in time to they were little and fix all the little mistakes we made as parents? Let them do some things on their own so they will be independent.

My son will be EIGHTEEN next month.....where have the years gone? Where ever they went....they went way too fast. Seems like just yesterday he was four, crazy about dinosaurs and Tonka trucks. The years flew by so fast that I never stopped doing things for him and started teaching him to do things on his own. Really.....I do everything.

I'm really not quite sure what he's going to do when he moves out.....WAIT...is he going to move out....Oh no that can't happen. I want him to be my little boy forever....he doesn't ever have to move out... does he? Here we go.....this is where the problem originates....I want him to be my little boy....FOREVER. Did I mention he is my ONLY son. ONLY,  as in the ONLY one.....ORIGINAL.

Well I want to apologize in advance to the girl he marries.  It's my fault he doesn't do anything for himself and she should feel free to drop off all his dirty laundry and call me when his things need to be picked up. I'll be over in a jiffy to help out....after all it's my fault.

I will pray he finds a girl who is willing to pick up all his dirty socks off the floor, provided he did change them, and is willing to cook him every meal because all he can make is a sandwich or hot pocket. He can live off hot pockets and sandwiches right? Better than cookies I guess.

Please tell me I'm not alone here....tell me you are all the same way with your babies and have created little monsters. I need some sort of gratification......something that tells me I did a good job and I'm a good mother.

......and son, if you are reading.....be sure to change your socks :)

OKAY....on to cookies....

To make the cookies, roll out your favorite roll out cookie recipe. Using a scalloped heart cutter, cut out the desired amount of cookies. Let cool on wired cooling rack.

Next outline cookie. One side in white with stripes. The other side in blue. (sorry I didn't get a picture of blue outlining....but you get the picture)

Next fill in white stripes....be sure to just fill every other one. Allow to dry for several hours then fill in red stripes....let dry.

Next fill in blue half of heart. Allow to dry for several hours. 

Pipe stars with #1 tip. Let dry overnight. 

~Throw on your heels and get to baking~