Two Little Cookie Monsters

Erin's Cookie Jar is slowly getting up and running again. In the next few weeks, I will post an updated menu and price list. Eating cookies and brownies is one of my favorite indulgences, so I started my own cookie business four years ago. The cookie business took a backseat when Charlie was born and stopped altogether when Hank came along with severe colic. Now, Hank is two, and I finally feel ready to get back in the cookie baking groove. Now, I have brownies too. Brownies are my absolute FAVORITE! I always say I want brownies for my birthday instead of a cake. I need two pans. One pan for me, and one pan for my family. The sad thing is, this is no joke. LOL!

Tonight, I made a gift basket for a door prize. I also made a few extra treats with my helpers.

Hank loves chocolate. Today he had a piece of a Snicker bar. He ate all of the chocolate off and spit all of the nuts in the trash.

Charlie patiently waited for the leftover frosting to frost his sugar cookies.

Hank only ate the chocolate out of the center of the cookie and gave me the empty cookie shell.

Me: "Hank, NO SIR! Don't you dare! Get Down! Not more cookies tonight."

Hank: "AHHHHHHHH" crying accompanied with a high pitch squeal

It's bath time!

Charlie and Hank love it when cookies are baking. I always have to set aside extra dough and frosting just for them. Plus, they like to have the pretty finished cookies too.

First Day of Pre-K

Yesterday was Charlie's first day of three year old pre-k (a.k.a. Big Boy School,) and Hank's first day of Mother's Morning Out (a.k.a. Baby School - a term Charlie created.) For the record, Mother's Morning Out was never called "Baby School" when Charlie was in the class :) They were both so excited. Hank and Charlie both had on their book bags (a.k.a. bookpack - another Charlie term) before their shoes. Hank cried when he had to take his book bag off to get in his car seat. They were so excited that they never cried or wanted to go home with me.






This is Charlie's homework.

Me: Charlie you have homework.

Charlie: Ah man, I don't want to do homework.

Marshall and I laughed at his pretend disappointment about homework. Where he learned the idea that homework was awful, I don't know. He really had fun drawing his picture of himself. He kept running back to the mirror to check out his features to add to his self portrait. So CUTE!

Working on letters "S" and :G"

Working on letters has been lots of fun but more intensive than I planned.

First, we had to go buy art supplies at Hobby Lobby.

Then, we spent the next two days doing art.

"S" is for sand art.

"G" is for green, glitter, glue, and gold.

We've aslo been busy having letter races using flash cards and going on letter hunts. Charlie loves to win. Somehow, he always beats me :)

Hank LOVES candy!

Hank LOVES candy!!! I know, all kids love candy, but I think Hank loves candy more than most kids. His first word was a version of please, so he could beg for candy. He was only motivated to learn to walk because he saw M&M's. It should come as no surprise that when he found a shopping cart just his size at the pharmacy, he went shopping for candy. He wanted it all, but he decided on his favorite . . . chocolate (York Peppermint Patties.) Hank was only partially satisfied because he only got to eat one.

Charlie Swimming

Charlie has really grown a lot this summer in terms of his comfort level in the pool. At the beginning of the summer, Charlie would barely get off of the steps and now he is swimming! Hope the videos work, so you can see his progress.