Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Christmas Eve
All dressed up for Christmas Eve Mass.
With Dada.
With Mama.
Christmas Eve dinner.
Tracking Santa through NORAD.
He's getting close, so we put out cookies and beer for Santa and carrots for the reindeer.
With Dada.
With Mama.
Christmas Eve dinner.
Tracking Santa through NORAD.
He's getting close, so we put out cookies and beer for Santa and carrots for the reindeer.
Christmas Cookies for Santa
On Christmas Eve, we baked special cookies to leave for Santa!
Amara got us started by getting the bowl and spoon ready. Then she took a nap.
Mama and Kiran stirred together the ingredients.
Then we rolled out the dough and cut the cookies.
Time to paint the cookies with Dada.
We each took turns painting cookies.
Kiran did a great job keeping the red and green separate. :-)
Dada paints a masterpiece.
Kiran helps Mama on Mama's turn.
Kiran watches patiently during Dada's turn.
Kiran's turn!
Kiran shows Dada which cookie she's going to paint next.
Kiran helping Mama again on Mama's turn. I asked her why she always helps Mama, but never helps Dada. Her reply? "Because Dada doesn't NEED help."
Not helping Dada again.
I guess we got a little more confident in Mama by the end.
When Amara woke up, she helped to put the sprinkles on the cookies.
It's a very serious job.
Amara got us started by getting the bowl and spoon ready. Then she took a nap.
Mama and Kiran stirred together the ingredients.
Then we rolled out the dough and cut the cookies.
Time to paint the cookies with Dada.
We each took turns painting cookies.
Kiran did a great job keeping the red and green separate. :-)
Dada paints a masterpiece.
Kiran helps Mama on Mama's turn.
Kiran watches patiently during Dada's turn.
Kiran's turn!
Kiran shows Dada which cookie she's going to paint next.
Kiran helping Mama again on Mama's turn. I asked her why she always helps Mama, but never helps Dada. Her reply? "Because Dada doesn't NEED help."
Not helping Dada again.
I guess we got a little more confident in Mama by the end.
When Amara woke up, she helped to put the sprinkles on the cookies.
It's a very serious job.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
It's Christmas time, which mean it's also time to bake oatmeal raisin cookies with my girls.
Amara watched me gather the ingredients. I noticed that she seemed particularly intrigued by the oats.
So, I let her play with them. I thought, "What's the worst that could happen?"
Oh. That.
Well, we're in it now! I'm going to have to get out the vacuum cleaner anyway, so I might as well let her have some fun.
Sifting...
Pressing...
Shaking...
Looking...
Throwing...
Oats went everywhere!
...And then she decided to eat them.
That's it for Amara and the oats!
So, we started actually making the cookies. First, the ladies conferred on the appropriate measuring cups to use.
Then Kiran added the apple sauce and maple syrup while Amara continuing measuring, well, whatever she was measuring. [Yes, Mom, I'm using a different recipe. I can never get mine to come out as good as yours anyway, so I will just eat yours when you make them!]
It turns out that toddlers also like to play with the oats...
Kiran did a very good job stirring.
Amara took a break for a two-finger bink and then went back to measuing while Kiran got the raisins ready.
Kiran was very excited about the raisins.
She insisted on placing each raisin individually into the bowl.
Which I thought was just an excuse to steal a few raisins.
But, as it turns out, she was making a raisin masterpiece. And she got REALLY upset when I stirred the raisins in.
I even got the dreaded evil eye.
I apologized, which didn't help much. But, thankfully, when making cookies, there is an easy supply of cookie dough available to calm a crying child.
Kiran was back in the game, and did an excellent job forming the cookies.
She even carried the cookies to the oven all by herself.
She patiently waited, and then checked on the cookies to see if they were done.
And then, the best part! Kiran enjoyed her cookies with a big glass of milk. Amara, on the other hand, took a nap. She's too little to eat cookies, anyway.
Amara watched me gather the ingredients. I noticed that she seemed particularly intrigued by the oats.
So, I let her play with them. I thought, "What's the worst that could happen?"
Oh. That.
Well, we're in it now! I'm going to have to get out the vacuum cleaner anyway, so I might as well let her have some fun.
Sifting...
Pressing...
Shaking...
Looking...
Throwing...
Oats went everywhere!
...And then she decided to eat them.
That's it for Amara and the oats!
So, we started actually making the cookies. First, the ladies conferred on the appropriate measuring cups to use.
Then Kiran added the apple sauce and maple syrup while Amara continuing measuring, well, whatever she was measuring. [Yes, Mom, I'm using a different recipe. I can never get mine to come out as good as yours anyway, so I will just eat yours when you make them!]
It turns out that toddlers also like to play with the oats...
Kiran did a very good job stirring.
Amara took a break for a two-finger bink and then went back to measuing while Kiran got the raisins ready.
Kiran was very excited about the raisins.
She insisted on placing each raisin individually into the bowl.
Which I thought was just an excuse to steal a few raisins.
But, as it turns out, she was making a raisin masterpiece. And she got REALLY upset when I stirred the raisins in.
I even got the dreaded evil eye.
I apologized, which didn't help much. But, thankfully, when making cookies, there is an easy supply of cookie dough available to calm a crying child.
Kiran was back in the game, and did an excellent job forming the cookies.
She even carried the cookies to the oven all by herself.
She patiently waited, and then checked on the cookies to see if they were done.
And then, the best part! Kiran enjoyed her cookies with a big glass of milk. Amara, on the other hand, took a nap. She's too little to eat cookies, anyway.
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