Baking with Mom

     Growing up and even still today one of my favorite activities is baking with my mom.  It used to be that we'd bake cookies together and by the end of it I had run off to play leaving my mom with the mess.  Now that I think of it the last few time we've baked together she's been the one to run off and "play" leaving me with the mess!  Either way I think baking is one of the best things to do with my mom, and now I love baking with my kids.  
     Noah and I have baked several things together and he's actually getting quite good at "helping".  Over the weekend we went to the Bissett family reunion (Kyle's mom's extended family) and we got a family cookbook filled with family recipes.  Today we tried our first recipe called Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies.  This recipe was from Kyle's great uncle - how cool!!  Not only that but it was Grace's first time "helping" to bake with Noah and I.  As soon as Noah saw me get out the Kitchenaid mixer he grabbed a chair and pulled it up to the counter to help.  Seeing Noah Grace followed and tried to pull a chair up but Mommy had to help a little.  Grace felt like such a big girl and was so proud to be standing up at the counter helping.  I gave them each a stick of butter  (the recipe called for 2) with the wrapper on, so their sweaty little hands could soften them.  They were also very good at taste-testing the chocolate chips to ensure quality :).

taste-testing is the best part!!

so proud of themselves!!!

The cookies were delicious!!!