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Uncategorized | December 16, 2015

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

As part of our countdown to Christmas, Hudson and I made peppermint hot chocolate! He LOVED it….and I did too! 

Was it a made-from-scratch pinterest recipe? No. It was just a store bought mix + some marshmallows + a candy cane. But in this season of our lives making everything perfect doesn’t really matter.

Memories were made….that’s the important part, right?

And it was SO yummy. In fact, we are probably making it again today.

I just love this time of year. Taking some time to sip hot chocolate by the Christmas tree is my favorite.

Hudson especially loved drinking his hot chocolate out of his snowman mug! Of course everyone got a personalized mug, even Sadie.

But no hot chocolate for this little reindeer this year. Maybe next year! She got a peppermint striped straw to chew on, so she didn’t seem to mind.

Snowman Mugs from Personal Creations found here. They are so cute and so fun! Discounts on your Personal Creations order can be found here. 


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Comments

  1. P!nky says

    December 16, 2015 at 3:00 pm

    Yummy, this looks so delicious and a festive family moment!

  2. Meghan says

    December 16, 2015 at 7:43 pm

    Yummy! I got Noah a kid hot chocolate at Starbucks and he thought that was even too hot! I think we will stick with chocolate milk for him 😉

  3. Whitney @ Work it Mommy says

    December 17, 2015 at 6:42 am

    I have to have a candy cane in my hot cocoa! These pictures are gorgeous, Julie! Sadie will be joining in on the festivities faster than expected, second kids get perks 😉

  4. Sara McCarty says

    December 18, 2015 at 8:40 pm

    So fun! Drink hot chocolate with marshmallows is on our advent calendar for this weekend! Love the photos and the adorable mugs!

  5. Meg Siobhan says

    December 19, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    Gosh, this looks ever so delicious!

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