This past Valentine's Day, I made sugar cookies with all the kids (when I was doing day-care). We cut the cookies into heart shapes and painted them with pink frosting. Well, for about the past 2 weeks, Elijah has been asking me daily to make hearts cookies. How he remembers this stuff, I'll never know, but I'm glad he does. Now I truly know that the things I do with him are creating memories for my little boy... what a reward for this mommy. So, today, I finally decided to suck it up and bake the cookies. This is a challenge for me, as I am not the type of mommy who loves help in the kitchen from little fingers.... I don't even love help from big fingers. I prefer to work on my own. I realize that this is a fault of mine, and I accept it. I let Elijah dump everything into the mixing bowl- he even threw a whole egg in there and I didn't freak! Well, okay, I freaked on the inside, but laughed on the outside. I guess God is working on my patience level on a daily basis... especially since I'm pregnant. My temper grows and patience shrinks when I'm carrying a child, for some reason. Hormones, I guess. Anyway, I didn't get pictures of the pre-baked cookies but here they are, fresh from the oven...
Pumpkins! Actually, it's an apple cookie cutter shape, but we made them pumpkins.
Here's the fun part... painting the cookies...
He is saying "dis is so much fun, Mommy."
I painted the faces on, because Elijah had decided to go take a bubble bath; random? Yes. Looks like I could use some cookie painting practice... But, hey, I actually had fun.
Elijah testing the cookies... "Mmmm... dese are so yummy"
Randi, I'm so proud of the mommy you are becoming. I'm very impressed. Lessons that seem to have taken me a decade and 3 children to learn, you have taken to heart early in your momma career. Eli is lucky to have you. Keep soaking it up and enjoying every moment, you are my proof that they don't stay little forever.
ReplyDeleteHey can you change your comment color, its so hard to see, and I really want to see what your Auntie Tami says!!. Now to the gooood stuff! You my girl an amazing Mama! Its so fun to see you making memories that can be a little life lesson. Good idea to have him eat his cookie shirtless!
ReplyDeleteThere- fixed it. It was bothering me too, mom.
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