In Our Kitchen

Our kitchen is one of the main areas of our house and a lot of stuff happens in there. Here's what's been going on in our kitchen this week:

Eden decided to feed the cat. By herself. She's very independent. It's very messy sometimes. Oh, and just so you don't wonder, the "beer" you can see in the upper left corner of this picture is actually "root beer". So don't worry...

The Suspect

The Crime (with the victim, who is getting fat)

While we talked about the letter D this week, Eden became aware of doughnuts and wanted to try one. So this is what we had for breakfast Saturday morning. YUMMY!

If you didn't already know, I babysit for some friends of ours during the day (Brian and Yohanna Vernon for those of you who know them). Sweet Mia is so fun to watch and Eden loves to play with her. The other day she got Mia to laugh and I grabbed the camera to see if I could catch some of the giggles on tape. What cute little girls!

Yesterday I baked a pie. Razzleberry, fresh out of the oven with whipped cream melting all over the top. VERY YUMMY. In fact, I think I'll go have some leftovers. Hope you all have a great week in your kitchens!

Eden is TWO: Part 2

Every time we asked Eden what she wanted for her birthday, she would say, "Balloons, cake, hats, balloons, cupcakes, balloons..." so we surprised her in the morning with balloons all over her chair and the stairs and the floor. We also baked her a cake with pink frosting and what she calls "sparkles" all over it (they're flower shaped sprinkles). We got party hats with "Doa d'Sploa" on them (translation: Dora the Explorer). I guess we could have stopped there and she would have been happy. However, she's our sweet little girl and we couldn't help spoiling her a little bit more. Every gift was a hit (and thanks to the relatives for helping spoil her) but the icing on the cake, so to speak, was her own little kitchen (which I don't have a good picture of right now). She got some food to go with it and I gave her the dishes I had used in my kitchen when I was a little girl (which are amazingly all still intact and are not missing any pieces, despite them being 25 years old). She loves to play with it and I've been fed more "meals" today than I can count. It keeps her quiet and entertained. I think I'm going to enjoy this kitchen as much as she does.
She's still our Eden girl. We tried to take her milestone picture and these are what we got:

We love our Eden girl! There's never a dull moment at our house, thanks to her. Every day is fun and we're so glad she's a part of our family. What would we do without our sweetheart?