Cooking with Davis

Cooking with Davis has become something of a regular weekend activity.  During the week, we spend a lot of time after picking Davis up from daycare cooking in the kitchen while he plays in the other room (or screams at the gate).  On the weekend, we have a little more time and can bring Davis in the kitchen with us in a little bit more controlled environment and let him have fun cooking with us.  We've made banana bread, muffins, lots of different types of cookies.  Today we made cookies and macaroni and cheese (in the crockpot).  He had a blast - he loves being in the kitchen and helping out.

Early on making cookies

Adding baking powder

With Gusto!

A great helper

Helping clean up

Raaaaaar!!

Yum!

Finished!

His own baking powder

I would also like to add: Toddlers are awesome.

Bye Tree

About a month ago, we took our Christmas tree out to the curb for recycling.  We did this right before bed and Davis said bye to the tree and waved as the tree went down the stairs.  Since then, it has been part of our bedtime routine to say bye to the tree (bye tw-ree) and wave down the stairs at bedtime.  There have been nights where we have forgotten to do this, and he has cried at his door until we open it so he can say bye to the tree.  This routine now seems to be fading a little bit, but he will still say bye to the tree pretty frequently.  It is very cute and endearing.

Snow Photos

Icicles on the back porch.  Those are about 4 feet long

Icicles on the neighbor's house.  Ours looks just like this, I just can't get a good shot of it without climbing into a snow bank.

The pile on the left is about 8 feet tall and 20 feet long and 6 feet deep.

Same thing, different perspective.  This is the end of our driveway.  The pile on the right is taller than the car and it makes pulling out into the road interesting.

Our place, from across the street.  The street is narrowed from three lanes (1 parking, 2 travel) to 1 lane with no parking.  

New Photos - Blog update

Kristen and I have fallen off the blogging wagon pretty hard in the last month.  With the stupid amount of snow that has fallen so far, and a few colds, we've had to take a lot of days off of work, or had a lot of early mornings and late nights splitting days off with Davis.  Davis is growing up fast, so hopefully we'll get back on the blog wagon soon.  Until then, here a few new pictures.

Getting blocks out of his toy chest.

Opening the blocks

A quick cuddle with mom

Hamming it up while mom cooks

Going for a walk. Two snow storms ago.

Skiing at great brook farm.

Watching babies.

Cooking (and eating) with mom

Trying to fill mom's shoes