Its no secret that I am not the chef of this family. My husband is much better in the kitchen than I am and the kids really love to cook with him. Especially for breakfast. But since today’s theme was kitchen and my husband was busy tending to the yard work I thought I would try to whip up something for snack. But my lack of skills were getting in my way. Then my son remembered he saw a recipe for peanut butter cookies, which happen to be my husband’s favorite cookie. So with my son’s help we got to work.

He loves being in the kitchen. I think following recipes and measuring is right up his mathematical alley.

We bought this mixer shortly after we moved into the new house. We have always wanted a Kitchen Aid but swore we would only get one when the 30-year old Sunbeam died. It never did but we decided a new house deserved a new mixer.

Here were are using it for the very first time unassisted by my hubby. It works like a dream.

Then my daughter wanted a turn helping so she measured and mixed out the dry ingredients.

Some more mixing and we were ready to scoop and mold.

Can’t forget the sugar.

Here they are, fresh from the oven.

They did such a great job and did most of the work. I really love cooking with the kids. They love helping to read the recipes and I can use all the assistance I can get. Even though I am not the chef in our household the kitchen is the room where the most family time takes place.

Even my husband was surprised at how good they looked (since I baked them ).

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This girl has the most infectious laugh. All I have to do to get her giggling is threaten to tickle her belly button.

It works every time.

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Its week 18 and time for another installment of the 52 week project. Each week we take on a new theme and interpret it how we see fit. This week we tackle ‘soft’.

There is nothing quite softer then a brand new puppy. This is Cecilia, or Cece as the kids like to call her. She is a teeny 5 lb 12 week old bundle of cuteness who is the newest member of our family.

She has one blue eye and one brown.

We are all very excited to have her. I am sure you will be seeing much of her in the months to come.

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In keeping with my goals of being in more photos during 2012, I thought it would be fun this month to let the kids play photographer. First I gave my camera to the 7 year old to take a shot of me and the 4 year old.

Then the 4 year old took her turn. She was so cute struggling to keep the camera up to her eye pointing at us.

But they both did an excellent job and had fun playing photographer.

Its week 17 and we are enjoying some wonderful warmer weather and longer evenings.

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Earth: We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.  ~Native American Proverb

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He looks so handsome in his new glasses.  And so grown up already. 

Yes I am a month late documenting her 7th birthday but we made up for it with a fun time in the studio.

What a big girl already. She loved being my model.

As luck would have it this week’s theme is Home. This week, however, was my childrens’ spring break so we went on vacation. Since we were not at our home I thought it fitting to photograph subjects that were at home. They came to visit us at our back porch every morning clearly expecting attention from this week’s ‘visitors’.

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After dinner the sillies come out.  Especially when its a beautiful sunny evening.

At least the light was so very pretty unlike my girls’  faces.

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