tis the season for some baking

When the weather gets cold and you have some time with your favorite little baker, you pull out the recipes from the family cookbook. Shortly after I got married, I asked family members to give me some recipes they love. I was able to get recipes all 4 sides of the family and put them in a little recipe box. We don't use the recipes often, but it's fun to see the names at the tops. We love to make recipes that make us think of our family.

Fast forward to now. We pulled oatmeal chocolate chip cookies out of the box. It is so nice being able to share a hobby with my little lady. This hobby is tasty and doesn't require much money or effort. It teaches patience and paying attention.

Little does everyone else realize, baking teaches math. A lot of math! We worked through the recipe and cut it in half, so there were lots of fractions. So you get bonding, hobbies, family nostalgia, and math. I win!

If we make small batches at a time, we can have freshly baked goods on the counter daily. Do we need them? Nope. Do we care? Nope! Here's three cheers to cookies, families, and memories!

all the cookies

It's that time of year again! The time of year for delicious, nostalgic, yummy (yet overpriced) cookies. I LOVE being my daughter's girl scout Brownie co-leader. We go on fun adventures, we plan meetings, and do things together we may not normally do. However, cookie season and I.... I work. I coach. I wife. I life. So we try to get cookie sales online, over the phone, and face to face. The other leader is equally busy and we make it work. So remember us this cookie season! Be patient with the tiny saleswomen coming your way. We are trying to create strong, assertive boss ladies that will rule the world! Okay, maybe I took it too far, but you get it. Happy cookie season, folks!

Our girls want to go to the Dells!