Cookies for Everyone!

I got home last night and was seriously craving some chocolate chip cookies. I was so happy when Jessie reported that the kids had had a great day because that meant we all could make cookies! Jessie and Lauren stayed a bit while I got things started. They got to enjoy the start, while each kid had their own bowl and spoon. Saw Simon measuring out 2.25 cups of flour into his bowl and Lillian getting a tablespoon of baking soda in hers (she tasted the backing soda). They left just as things were getting good. I did the sugar to keep things moving while Simon removed the paper from the butter. Eggs were next and Lillian was up.

Lillian likes to gently tap tap tap to crack the egg, and then make a FIST to crush it in her hands. I just have not been able to break her of the habit. So she can only crack eggs when we have extras. The first was crushed and then I did two into the bowl. We had cookies pretty quickly and both kids got a spoonful of dough to eat while a tray cooked. Then a cookie each before bed!

Cookies!!

Crashing the Little Beans Day Camp

Jessie's partner Lauren works at Little Beans and runs the summer day camp. Today Jessie brought the kids to their Carnival Day. Jessie painted clown faces on kids and Simon and Lillian made bunches of friends. Happy days! 

Picnic at the Park

I have been wanting to get out to the beach with the kids, but the weather just keeps thwarting my plans. By the time the weather was finally cooperating this weekend it was a bit late in the afternoon so the beach was out, but I already had the picnic packed so off to the park by the lake we all went. It was too windy to stay by the lake, so we went to the nearby playground. It was our first time there and it was AMAZING. Apparently it's just been redone and there is a very wide age range of activities. The kids had a blast and so did the parents. 

Eating a wafer cookie - she kept crushing it in her hands and then shoving it at her face.

This look says: Mom is making us sit here for a picture.

Identical 'I'm tired of this' looks from my kids. 

Dinner on Friday

Lillian pointed out the moon to all of us on the walk home from dinner. 

Frisbee

Goodnight from the Kids and Jen

When I was last in Arizona/Detroit, Jen came and hung out with the kids one evening. Jen sent me this lovely goodnight video. Love this whole crew!

Park Time with Auntie Colleen

I am headed back to Arizona and Colleen is going to go for a couple weeks so we spent a morning at the park.