The morning came before I was ready to get up. Laying beside my 2 year old Lincoln, snuggled deep in the quilted covers, I could hear some banging going on in the kitchen. Daddy was showering so I knew it had to be my favorite-little-boy-cook! Pretending to be asleep, I listened closely to hear the sound of Landon's homemade waffles being made from scratch. I lay there remembering all the mornings we had gone over the recipe as a "school math project" and I was quite impressed with how well he followed directions. I was pretty sure they would be soft and spongy this morning.
Sure enough, here he came with a smile the length of Texas and a plate, literally, dripping with pure maple syrup, fork and an extra large Belgian waffle. Bringing it to mommy! What a treat to receive this love-gift from my little 8 year old. I smiled and asked if I should eat this in bed? He said he'd rather me come to the table to eat. OK, that was fine with me! I took a quick bite on the way to the table and.......Ewww, it had a very heavy, unidentifiable taste! On the way to the table he casually mentioned that they didn't quite taste right this time. I inspected the kitchen (not as messy as I thought.....he really did remember to put the ingredients back after using them!) Back to the waffle, we discovered his hasty new ingredient...baking soda, instead of baking powder. "Oh, mom, we didn't have any eggs and I forgot to put flax seed in it. They seem a little heavy to me. How do you substitute eggs?" It was the LOVE that created the waffle that counted!!! :)
While in the kitchen preparing a new batch of waffles, I noticed my 2 year old, mischievous Luke sneaking the butter from the counter. Too busy to correct, I continued to finish my waffle mission. Soon after, I went looking for him (He always has a tendency to run and hide). Buttering the window pane and keeping a glance toward the kitchen to see if I was coming. Luke, in all his creativity, discovered that a stick of butter can also be used on a window pane like chalk on a sidewalk!
Thinking we may leave the butter paintings for daddy to see at lunch :) Life is sweet!!
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Our little men must have been thinking alike... Levi surprised me this morning and had the table set, scrambled eggs partly made... I had to cook them a little longer... walnuts on the table along with marshmellows on top of crackers! It was too sweet... literally!
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