Jessica and Randy came down for the work Christmas party and what that means is a food, shopping and talking fest for Jessica and I. It’s AWESOME!!!
On Thursday we picked her up at the hotel and headed for Grapevine Mills. We hit all the key shops for kids and then headed over to Steak and Shake to split a Frisco Melt. This is a tradition for us since she doesn’t have them in Denver. We headed home to give Nadia a nap and then we planned out what specialty cupcakes we were going to make. This time we tried the “Chocolate Molten Cupcakes” from the cake mix doctor book. We prepped everything including homemade chocolate ganache for the centers and waited for the guys to get back from work. Making a new kind of cupcake is also a tradition.
Then we headed to Pappasito’s dinner. YUM!! Mike and I never go alone anymore since so many guests crave it. After that we got Nadia to bed and put the cupcakes in the oven and sat down to try some of the drinking chocolate I gave Jess for Christmas. Here we are about to eat the cupcakes fresh out of the oven.
Friday we picked Jessica up and hit a couple of Half Price Book stores. Jessica had great success and even found an out of print cookbook. They don’t have HPB where she is so we always go to a couple when she comes to visit so she can get books for the girls.
Then we had to split up to get ready for the big party that night. Here are a few shots from the night. They had a green screen with a photographer and so Mike and I did a special Cat in the Hat for Nadia.
It was a great visit, but it always makes me sad to say goodbye. See you next time Jess and remember our chant. “less than a year, less than a year!”