A Rainy Day

We have had a really wet August. Today we woke up to more rain and temps in the low 50s. When A woke up, the first thing she said was "ugh!...more rain." Normally, this would have contributed to a low spirit to start my day (especially because it would mean me being cooped up with this new rodent friend (or friends?) we have in our house - actually one was captured and destroyed last night, but we never know if there are more:() Anyway, I was feeling upbeat and perky and decided we would find some good way to spend our day even if it WAS raining.
But,G had her own ideas.

She decided it was the perfect day to stay in her jammies until at least noon and make chocolate chip cookies ( her favorite)!


Of course. E wanted to participate somehow...and he was perfectly happy using his healthy imagination to make believe he was drinking coffee out of Dad's carafe and thought, for sure, that a mixing bowl sized cup of joe would do the trick for his non-coffee loving mommy.

Now, before anyone panics at the thought of him working in the kitchen with cooking/baking tools - be sure to notice in the photo that the matchbox cars are not too far away from his hands - hands which usually MUST contain at least 2 cars or trucks at any given time:)

Well, while the cookies were baking they had a great time pulling "real" food and tools from the pantry and cabinets, along with water, of course. They were making 'stew' - E being the taste tester! It was very cute until he poured oatmeal all over the kitchen floor. But what fun they had!


I still struggle some with adjusting to the cloudiness we seem to have so much of here in Alaska. After a few days of it, I start to feel grumpy and irritable. But these little sweeties know how to make a cloudy and rainy day bright and warm. SO thankful for them:)
Blessings to you for a warm and bright day as well!