mmm cookies

I have probably eaten more than my year's share of cookies this past weekend!

Friday night Ben & I had Jessie & Mark over for dinner at our place. They haven't been to our place since James was about 2-3 months old because he goes to bed so early. They attempted to put him to sleep in his little pea pod and we were fairly successful. We cooked these amazing fajitas that were sooo tasty. We made some ground on our hand & foot loss, but still aren't caught up.

Saturday Ben had to go to a retreat for the Queen Anne chamber, so I got some things done around the house. We attempted to go to a pull a part place in Lynnwood to find a center console replacement for my car, but they didn't have any corollas that were my model. We spent the afternoon preparing for our evening activities. Ben made some buffalo wing chips & dipping sauce for his poker night, and I made my cookie dough for the cookie bake off Sat. night.

We had a blast Sat night hanging out with the guys and girls from our community group. Ben came in 3rd in his poker tournament, and while I did not win best chocolate chip cookie, I still had a blast laughing with the girls.. I lost my voice by the end of the night!

Here are some pics:

The night started out with Elizabeth serving a delicious dinner complete with her fancy china. We had a salad with strawberries, goat cheese and homemade dressing, and then salmon with two different kinds of marinade.

We then busted out our cookie dough and cooked away! Renae's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies took the winning prize.





I am so thankful for the wonderful friends that I have made up here.

Yesterday, Ben & I probably consumed 8-10 cookies each.. oops. We lounged around most of the day because I was feeling the start of a sickness, although I am feeling pretty well today. We watched most of the oscars and was happy that slumdog millionaire won so many awards.. mainly because we hadn't really seen any of the other movies that were nominated.

All in all, a great weekend!