Cookie Monster...

Since my new oven is accurate, I'm doing something I rarely do.... making cookies!! Mr. Boy loves to help me bake, and got to try out his tasting skills for the first time. (I never let him eat the dough because of salmonella, turns out it was a wise move, he has had an egg allergy he is starting too outgrow... see my neurosis pays off sometimes!) Here he is tasting the dough.... Yes he's wearing footie jammies... yes... I've heard he might be too old for them, but dang it he looks so cute in them when he climbs into bed! So, this batch of cookies wasn't quite ready until after bedtime. However, we found evidence that someone may have sneaked out to retrieve a cooling cookie.... based on the crumbs in his bed, and this face... And does this kid looked zonked out or what... check out the hand on his head like.... he is stressing, he is sleeping so hard. Notice the chocolate around his mouth..... that wasn't there at bedtime.

Then, a few days later, I had some cookie dough in the fridge, because there is nothing better than warm cookies out of the oven (with ice cream of course). Mr. Boy woke up early, and walked into the kitchen to retrieve a snack. He opened the fridge to find: carrots, apple slices, cookie dough, or cheese. Any guesses which one he chose? I'm sure he thought he had died and gone to heaven, no mom in sight, and tons of sugary dough. We awoke to find a boy lying on the couch with a very swollen stomach, and 2/3rds of the cookie dough gone. On the way to preschool, his little tummy was bulging through the carseat straps, he moaned "my tummy hurts". I told him that's what happens when you eat a lot of cookie dough. He sighed and responded "I know... but it was SO SO good." At preschool, he proudly lifted up his shirt and showed his class his full tummy, patted it, and proudly said, "it's full of cookie dough!"

It's rained a bunch over the past few weeks. We love it! The whole family is outfitted with multiple rainboots, perfect for puddle jumping. Mr. Boy, just like Mr. Man likes to wear his PJ's all day long on Saturday.