On Monday, we had a wonderful day at home. It was raining outside, which made the day special. We enjoyed the sounds of the rain with our breakfast. After breakfast, the kids put on their play clothes and headed outside to enjoy the rain. They jumped in puddles, sloshed through mud, and got soaking wet. It was so nice to hear the rain coming down again!
The kids played outside like this for nearly an hour. It wasn't raining that hard, but I think our long playtime in the rain might have something to do with the sniffles that Major has today. Thankfully, we didn't have anything to do around the house on Monday, because it had already been done before Mary Alice's cooking party. We were free to have a fun day at home together.
While we were outside playing, the mailman delivered a package to Mary Alice, which was a birthday present from her Aunt Tessa. The present was a set of Cinderella potholders and a Cinderella dishtowel. This was such fun timing, to be outside playing in the rain and to have a birthday present delivered to you.
After the kids had played outside for a while, we went inside to do some cooking with her new potholders. Mary Alice did some baking in her new Easy Bake Oven. Funny thing. The cake that came out of her Easy Bake Oven didn't look anything like the scrumptious cake on the advertisement. It looked more like a burned wafer covered with brown goo. It tasted worse than it looked. Not to worry,though. The doll whose birthday cake it was didn't seem to notice that her cake was extra crispy. Seriously. Though an Easy Bake Oven is quite fun for Mary Alice, I think I would rather teach her to cook using a real oven. She has fun because she is making her own "creations" so I guess we'll keep using it. Please don't ask me to eat anything from it, though. Yikes!! We finished up the morning with a birthday party for Mary Alice's dolls and a tea party. Poor Major.
4 comments:
What sweet pics of the kiddos in the rain! Those Easy Bake Ovens never really cooked gourmet quality, did they?:)
I like the rain pictures! How fun that is for your kiddos. I think it is so cute that Mary Alice likes to cook so much. I guess one day she will realize that a light bulb doesn't actually do such a great job cooking the food and opt for the real oven. At least she had fun!
Amber, you really do inspire me to take more time just enjoying the simple things of childhood and life.
You are such a fun and creative Mom. I need to be less structured and more spur of the moment. Thanks for sharing your sweet family with us:)
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