Someone's Baking In the Kitchen With Samantha

Today was a fantastic day with the Madore-ables. After Jeremy left for work, Sarah and I started off the day with breakfast. (Mommy Note: Sarah has been eating solid foods for a long time now...no more food pureeing for Mommy! Yay!) After we were finished, Samantha was up and awake.

So after Sam had her breakfast, we decided to run some errands. First stop to the bank. Samantha knows that anytime we go to the bank, there's always a lollipop involved. There was a pretty long line, which I always dread. I really wish the bank down the street from us had a drive-up window...it would be soooo much more convenient. Second stop was to Winnikenni playground for a few hours. I love getting there so early in the morning, not only is the sun not too hot and beating down on the slides and swings and toasting the Madore-ables legs, but there's nobody there except for a few other Mom's and their kids who have the same idea I do.

After nap, the Madore-ables were refreshed and in great spirits. I think Sarah's 2nd year molars are coming in, so she's been randomly cranky with horrendous diaper rash. Poor girl. Nothing a little Desitin can't fix...God I love that stuff. So we made a third stop to Walgreen's down the street from us to buy some store brand children's Tylenol. Since the latest recall is still happening, all the local pharmacy stores have cleared their shelves of all Tylenol products. So, I was able to finally find some Walgreen's brand after stopping at 3 different stores in my area. After we got back home, there was still an hour before Jeremy got home from work, so the girls and I made brownies. Samantha likes loves to cook, bake, make, you name it! Anytime I remotely breathe the word that Samantha can help, she's immediately by my side asking how she can help. It's very cute.

Here's how our afternoon went:

Chef Sarah Dresses The Part...But This Chef Coat Lasted For Less Than 30 Seconds

Samantha "Reading" The Directions

Adding The Brownie Mix

Sarah Supervising As Sam Makes Sure All The Brownie Powder Is Out Of The Bag

Adding The Vegetable Oil

Adding The Water

Mixing It Up In The Kitchen-Aid

Mixing It Up Some More...

Are We Done Yet?

Samantha's Favorite Part Of Baking With Mommy...Licking The Beaters

Totally In Her Element

Before and After

Morning At The Playground

I took the Madore-ables to the playground this morning before lunch. Sarah has so much fun exploring, and Samantha is just a little social butterfly and becomes friends with any child who appears to be playing nicely. I always enjoy taking the girls to Winnikenni Playground for several reasons:

1. The playground itself is always clean
2. It's the perfect place for a picnic lunch and an afternoon of play
3. The grounds are covered with nice green grass, a small lake (not for swimming) and if you have a sweet tooth, the ice cream truck makes frequent stops.
4. If your children get bored with playing on the playground, there are plenty of walking trails all around to go exploring, and for us Mamas to get some exercise! There's also bike trails and tennis courts too.
5. There a historical castle further into the woods...how exciting is that? Especially for you parents who have children with excellent imaginations.

The girls had a great morning and are napping now as I post this. Boston is scheduled to have some hot and humid weather this coming week, so I'm sure there will be more posts this week featuring "Adventure With the Madore-ables!"

Here are some photos from this morning. (Samantha was too busy socializing to stop for the camera).