2007 Jingle Ball Making

We thoroughly enjoyed Jessica and Matthew's visit from Colorado during the Thanksgiving holiday. Jessica and I did our Third Annual Jingle Ball Making event. We usually do it during the Christmas break but since she is in Colorado and wouldn't be coming down to right before Christmas, we decided to do it during Thanksgiving weekend.



I almost ruined the balls this year. After we made the dough and refrigerated it Jessica was going to start rolling the dough into balls but the dough was still really soft. Then after going over the recipe.... I figured out that I put in TWICE as much butter then asked for. So we had to double the recipe. The batter not was able to fit in my Kitchen-Aid mixer bowl anymore. I found a bowl... but even that was a little small.

With all the Powered Sugar that was there.... it got quite messy, didn't it Jessica? ;-)



The kids wanted to help roll the dough once it was ready. Yes they did wash their hands first! hehehe

Ellie was more into making "snakes" than balls. Somehow how the "snakes" she made ended up in her mouth and not on the pan

Aunt Jessica was trying to help Ellie make a ball and I think Ellie enjoyed the 'rewards' of doing it her way.

We really had a blast and we hope that we can carry this tradition on for many years to come.