Candy Time!

Saturday, I invited a bunch of friends over to our house to make candy. I make candy every year, and every year I hear someone say,"Wow, I wish I knew how to do that." We had a great time combining ideas & recipes, and just hanging out as the girls. Jill, Jo, Jen, Jinny, Esther, Stephanie, Sommer, Celine, Grace, and Esther's girls all came & learned some new tricks, and generally had fun being silly! And, to show that I have officially become a blog dork, my first thought after inviting everyone was, "I have to make sure & take a lot of pictures for the blog!" Man, I'm bad...

Here's my beautiful little kitchen, covered in bowls, pans, and ingredients. As usual, I bought too much stuff...

Here's Jill working so hard on the Almond Toffee. She did a wonderful job on it!

Sommer decided to be a smarty pants and try to take a picture of me while I was photographing the candy, so turn about is fair play!

I actually got Celine to pose & smile for a picture. Is the end of the world imminent?

The ladies enjoying a little down time & Guitar Hero inbetween batches.

The Almond Toffee (by Jill) and the Peanut Brittle (by Stephanie)

The popcorn balls (by Celine, Katrina, and Grace)

The Martha Washingtons - my favorite! (by Jinny, Jo, Jen, and Esther)

The finished trays - each lady took home a sampler plate, and we still had about 12 extra plates! Perfect for the neighbors who are so understanding about how many people are at our house on a weekly basis!

The finished product - millionaires - created by Sommer

Chocolate Rum Balls - Jill, Tiffany, & Celine

Holiday Fudge - Stephanie, Jill, Celine

Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls - Jen, Jo, Jinny, Esther

Martha Washingtons - Jo, Jinny, Jen, Esther

Peanut Brittle - Stephanie

Almond Toffee - Jill

Popcorn Balls - Celine, Katrina, Grace

Next Christmas, if you weren't here, consider yourself invited! Making candy was way more fun with a bunch of great friend to share it with!