Cookin' with the Kids

Lately I've been trying to let the kids cook with me more often. They absolutely love being helpers in the kitchen, although it usually results in a mess or two... I decided on something simple: Rice Krispie treats. Anjuli and Zion took turns putting in the big marshmallows while counting. Anjuli can count up to 30 (sometimes called 20-10). Zion can count up to 12, missing a 7 every so often...

Here is our Rice Krispy EGG in lieu of Easter :) It wasn't the prettiest thing, so the kids threw on some sprinkles to help deck it out.

And then we cut the egg up into little stars that were much prettier :)

Total entertainment time: 45 minutes.

Anjuli and I left to go deliver some treats to her friends. As we were walking hand in hand I had this sudden impression that it was so special to be able to hold the hand of a 3 yr old. Anjuli is so full of life, so vibrant, so I told her, "I love holding your hand, Anjuli, thanks for holding my hand." She said, "Oh Mommy! I love you so much! I love you TEN!" I laughed to myself and said, "I love you TEN too!"

Our FHE lesson last Monday was on missionaries. We sang "I Hope they Call me on a Mission," looked at pictures from our mission scrapbooks, wore our mission tags, and talked about what missionaries teach. Anjuli loved it. At the end I gave them a quiz and asked, "Do missionaries teach about popcorn or Jesus? To which they responded..."POPCORN!" Hmm... guess we'll still need to have a few lessons on this one :)