Cooking and Crafting Cousins

The best thing about having these cousins over 

is the excitement they show when I finally find a day that works for all of us.

It begins with the after school pick up ... and keeps building up.

I was parked at Natalie's school before the school bell went

and she was literally one of the first kids out!

We took the shortest route to the elementary school

and caught Lacey and Teddy 

coming down the hall toward us.

Kindergartners are to be released to an adult,

so I'm not sure how Lacey qualified, 

but she must have seen me coming. 

All three had to sit in the small back of my car -

just because they wanted to sit together.

 They mixed ...

 and licked ...

 and spread.

 They chose their tips 

 and had fun with the icing tube.

 Their smiles tell all. 

If you're a long time visitor, this post may look familiar

and that is because it seemed they wanted to re-create 

a time they had with Tehya and Makenna last summer.

 While the cakes were in the oven we worked on a simple craft . . .

Natalie found the idea on line and thought it would be fun to make 

rugs for their dolls.

They cut their desired shape on felt and glued on  mini pom poms.

 I thought I'd let Teddy try it with regular white glue,

but it did not hold, so we had to switch  to the glue gun

which scared her a bit. 

In the end they each had their own uniquely patterned 

little rug to take home.

But before going home, we ordered pizza delivery

and ate dinner while watching an episode of Little House on the Prairie.

It's simple joys like these  ...

they won't go on forever ...

but maybe the memories will always bring a smile.