kidding around

I do believe Penelope and I have hit a turning point in our relationship.

Today, after we dropped the 2 older kids off at school and we had our daily walk with Ollie- we made scones. I wanted to make a bunch for my sister’s upcoming baby shower brunch. I just threw them in the freezer unbaked and will bake them off that morning (next week).

Usually this is Simon’s job (he’s in school all day today)- to help me with baking. Ellie has become more independent and will make something somewhat independently when she isn’t busy reading, playing with a friend, or on the computer. But today, I had the total joy of working with my youngest. I really did marvel at how willing she was to learn. I still will give Simon the honor of baking when he is home, but I know soon Penelope will be competing for the role.

Honestly, there are days that being a mother can be so challenging. But today was a day that made feel like I am doing an okay job. We even had 2 hours of play/work time! Penny played with her best pal Piggy (check him out helping us with the scones. He literally was in her arms the whole time) and took him on all sorts of adventures. And I cut out a bunch of pillows!

We decided to bake just one of the scones to make sure it would “work out” for the bash. Ummm…yes, it did and I am really tempted to bake off another on the sly.

Sorry for the blurred image of the two of us- this is just to show you the enthusiasm we had of our midmorning snack.

By the way, the varieties were: chocolate chip/cinnamon, jam filled, and lemon. I just used a basic cream scone recipe and added what I had on hand. I also cut them out into circles- I find this is the best size and thing to do when serving people at a party.

Happy Weekend!