Snow day!

Like most of the rest of the country, we've had some "snow days" this week! It's provided some really fun time with the girls, but I've had to get creative... especially as Ellie really started getting cabin fever about 24 hours into all the bad weather! So, for snow day #2, I came up with a list of activities to keep us busy! Activity #1... BAKE COOKIES!

Ellie and I had discussed our plan the night before as she went to bed... and she woke up SO excited! She didn't even want to eat her breakfast or anything! So, after bribing her to eat her breakfast, we dove in!

Joel's Mom and Dad got the girls these adorable aprons for Christmas, so I was excited to try them out... Alexa did not want to be left out of the cookie baking party, so we put her apron on her and put her in her high chair so she could oversee the whole operation.

Here is the play by play... Above is Ellie with all of our ingredients...

Alexa contentedly looking on, hoping that she'll get some food soon.

El was a champ and dumping everything in! She even cracked the eggs and did a pretty good job for a 2 year old! I was trying to loosen up and be a fun Mom who lets her kids make messes. I'm not always very good with that. :)

And of course she had to test out the batter! What fun would making cookies be without that? :)

We finished just in time to have them ready for Daddy to come home for lunch! Ellie was waiting for him at the door with a cookie for Ellie and a cookie for Daddy! :) Too cute...

Then another, "what was Mom thinking" moment was when I decided to take a picture with both girls and a plate full of fresh from the oven cookies. Alexa couldn't WAIT to get her hands on them. I wish you could have witnessed this sight. Ellie, trying her hardest to protect the cookies from little sister saying "No Alexa, you're too little!", but to no avail... Alexa won out and cookies and chocolate were EVERYWHERE! The next picture, which I did not post, is of the girls hugging without clothes because I had to throw them all in the washer! Nothing a little "Resolve" couldn't take care of on the carpet and it was SO worth it for this fun memory with my girls... Gotta love those snow days! :)