Sunday Sweetness

I love baking in the morning with my boys.  I can't even imagine that I used to cook breakfast without four extra helping hands.  It's fun now to watch Grayson instructing Grant in the jobs he used to do, and then learning to do bigger boy things himself.

I don't know why working together in the kitchen creates such a peaceful, bonding atmosphere, but I love every bit of it: chairs pushed up to the counter, three hands stirring every bowl, trying to even out batter after someone sneaks in an extra cup of sugar or flour, wondering why the batter turned brown and then noticing the empty coffee cup sitting beside the bowl.  I imagine it's very different from baking with little girls, and I would say it's MUCH more fun.

Comments

[Expat Mom]

I agree wholeheartedly, baking with your kids is FUN! I don´t do it as often as I´d like, but Dorian and Dante (who just tries to pull things down to eat) really have a blast cooking.

[arizaphale]

I wish I got the same joy out of cooking that you do. The Baby Angel now has a few standard recipes she likes to execute; pancakes, cookies, puddings. I'm waiting for her to learn how to do a stir-fry!! :-D

[foolery]

There's something wrong with me -- I love to cook and bake, but I usually end up HATING getting the girls involved. I have to have absolutely nothing else scheduled afterwards (which is never the case). They fight over the stool, and the space is too small for two of them, let alone all three of us. Do I sound like a whiner? I am today!