After spending the morning outside in the heat playing at the park and in the pool, we decided to stay indoors for our afternoon fun!
Connor and Savannah love to get in the kitchen and help bake and cook. I, despite the mess that follows, have a blast with them. I included the recipe for our yummy chocolate oatmeal cookies.
OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
1 1/3 cups butter
2/3 cups shortening
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
4 eggs
4 tbsp. water
3 cups oatmeal
4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 cups chocolate chips
Preheat oven at 350°F.
Mix together in large bowl. Lightly greese cookie sheets. Drop by spoon full onto cookie sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown.
This is a better late than never post. Phil took me and the kiddos to paint pottery over Mother’s Day weekend at a local pottery studio called Art By U. We picked out a vase to paint and the kids, with just a little adult supervision, put their handprints on it. The vase turned out great! We all had a blast and definitely plan on doing it again.
This weekend we went up to Greenville to meet our new niece Meghan Claire. Tamara’s sister lives in Chicago but they had come down for a visit. Connor and Savannah had a blast with their cousins and loved little Meghan. She is a little cutie and it was easy to spoil her. It was a quick trip up, but we’re glad we got to spend time with the family.
