It was 11:30—an hour and a half till nap time, that oasis in a mother's day. I had already been for a walk, made breakfast, cleaned up from breakfast, dressed everyone, started two loads of laundry, read
a story to the kids, worked on letters with Joshua and supervised Lucy's workbook activities. As we sat at the table drinking tea, I suddenly remembered that I'd been wanting to make cookies with the kids. As they sipped their hot beverage I gathered the ingredients for my favorite
chocolate chip cookie recipe. Instead of just getting it done as quickly as possible (you know, the sooner to eat the cookies!) I let them help. Lucy dumped in sugar, Joshua tried his hand at mixing, and they both unwrapped the butter. Sure, I did most of the work, but they felt included, especially when the mixing was done and the "nibbles" of dough could begin going around.
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| Waiting patiently is so hard! |
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| Too late! |
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| Finally, we could enjoy the fruits of our labors. Yummy! |
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Picking out the chocolate chips, of course.
Isn't that how you eat them? |
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| Yes, they really were that good! |
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Eli, if you read this at work, let me assure you that
there are plenty waiting for you when you get home. |
They're absolutely divine! Yummmmm.
ReplyDeleteWe made chocolate chip cookies yesterday and when I say 'we' I mean Lauren and Molly. They were really good.
ReplyDeleteChris, did you smell them and then decide to visit your sister or was she kind and brought some up?
I love the title to this post..."I Was a Fun Mom" today...just a good reminder to not get stuck in a rut of always and only "the practical"
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