This weekend, I was working on decorating Easter cookies. Gillian really wanted to help so yesterday morning I told her we could make chocolate chip cookies together. She was so excited and said “Your World Famous cookies?!?” I said “Yes!” After I ran all my errands I called her upstairs to help. Gillian did everything.… Continue reading Famous cookies
On Sunday, Gillian and I stopped at Starbucks to pick up a coffee for Daddy. Gillian insisted on getting a drink too. She decided on a chocolate milk. We waited in line a long time. So she had plenty of time to con me into getting her a chocolate chip cookie too. While we waited… Continue reading Chocolate Lover
I love making cookies for holidays and just for fun. Yesterday I brought a platter of Easter cookies to Grandma’s house. Gillian ate more cookies than I would like to admit. But she also handed cookies out to Uncle Kevin, Aunt Betty and Grandpa. Gillian and Aunt Betty started a new tradition of clinking cookies… Continue reading Clinking Cookies
Yesterday, Aunt Betty and I decorated Valentine’s cookies. Gillian insisted on helping. She got everything ready, the paper plates and all the sprinkles. She started with a cookie that spelled out I ❤️ U. She said “I don’t know what this is.” But that didn’t stop her. She decorated it with a lot of blue… Continue reading Cookies
On Saturday, I made some sprinkle cookies. These cookies need to be refrigerated for 24 hours before baking. John saw them in the garage fridge and said “So I saw these cookies in the garage.” I said “What? Daddy, did you make cookies?” Daddy said “Nope. Wasn’t me.” John got very frustrated “Mom, I know… Continue reading Cookies
Gillian said to me tonight, as I was pulling a tray of cookies out of the oven, “My belly is still hungry.” I giggled. She continued, “You know what makes my belly feel better? Cookies! He likes cookies.” I said “Oh really?” She smiled big and said “Yes! Him’s likes cookies. Can I have a… Continue reading The belly
Aunt Betty came over on Sunday to help me decorate Valentine’s cookies. John and Daddy decided they would build Legos all day. Gillian, on the other hand, told me “I’s going to help you. I do the sprinkles!” When Aunt Betty arrived, Gillian squirmed into her lap and refused to move. Again she told us… Continue reading Cookie assistant
We are lucky to have some amazing kids. I don’t have a big or funny story to tell you tonight just a few little stories. This morning John got dressed in our room. He told me “If I had a TV in my room, I would watch the news in the morning. Or even the weather… Continue reading the little things
Aunt Betty came over today to help me decorate some Halloween cookies. We took a little break to eat dinner. After dinner, Gillian came upstairs and decided to sing a little song with Aunt Betty. Aunt Betty asked her to sing the alphabet song. Gillian had another idea. She grabbed Aunt Betty’s hands and started… Continue reading Cows in the meadow
Gillian got a balloon on a stick today. She held it in her hand and stuck out her arm and said “To Asgard!” (For those that don’t know, Thor is from Asgard) We saw a man in a wheelchair today. Gillian stared at him and said “Why doesn’t he have to walk?” (Very embarrassing for… Continue reading Oh Beans
John and Gill went up a hill 