Cookie Baker or Cookie Monster

Many of my faithful readers know that I am a very lucky girl, my Papa has been living with us and Gigi is coming soon! One of the perks of having Papa here is that he loves cookies! So, mom tries to keep the cookie jar full for all of the cookie monsters here, not just my Papa.

Today, my mom and I made our second joint attempt and baking together. This one, did not include the industrial strength mixer. I used the mixer last time to sends clouds of flour through the kitchen. Mom laughed. (As all readers gasp, really, she laughed.) But yes, I have fully broken her into life with a toddler. So, with wooden spoon in hand I started off by mixing.


Mom thought it would be better if she rolled out the dough. So, I watched as mom rolled though dough (I said dough numerous times) and waited anxiously for the moment to push the cookie cutter in.)


Today, we made pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns. Papa was such a good helper.


Here we are tasting the fruits of our labor.


I can't wait to Christmas for cut-outs, but thankfully mom said we could do it again soon. Next time though, she said we'll be using the toddler table!

Caterpillars and Butterflies

Today I went to "Little Sprout Storytime" at Powell Gardens. The whole lesson was about butterflies, Monarch butterflies. We learned how they grow, how they sleep, and how they start off as eggs, then turn into caterpillars, and then turn into butterflies! But the best part was all of the activities...

Making my butterfly wings so I can pretend to be a monarch butterfly.


Making my butterfly snack. It was pretty neat to watch celery, peanut butter, and pretzels turn into butterflies right before my eyes. Mom made sure I knew that real butterflies don't taste nearly as good.


But then came the best part. We all got our own butterfly catching net. I walked around and around the garden looking for a butterfly. If we caught a monarch, our leader was going to help us tag them for tracking their flight to Mexico.


I caught one. But it was a look alike monarch butterfly. I still got to let it go though.


I was the only one who caught a butterfly out of our whole group, of course with mom's help. We even caught a second one and gave it to another little girl to let go. Mom said it was a good lesson in sharing and I enjoyed watching the girl laugh when she let it go.

Mom said I was her sweet butterfly.

The Potty!

Today was a big day. Mom, in uncharacteristic fashion let me run around in bath attire prior to bath time. At one point I disappeared and when mom finished filling the tub, she came looking. Where did she find me but on my very own potty! Yes, I went, all by myself! Mom could hardly believe it. This is definitely a big step for both of us. Mom's sure it's just the beginning of potty training, but it is definitely a big step in the right direction.