Baking w the kids

Over the years it has always been hard to find a way to spend quality one on one time w each of the kids on a regular basis.  I am hoping I have found a solution to that problem! 

You see, I love to bake.  I bake when I’m happy, I bake for therapy, I bake to because I love to share and make people happy. I think I’m decent at it and hope to pass this skill along to my kids.
Here is my plan. Each week, I take time out to bake something w each of the kids.  We choose a recipe together, work together to make it and then they decide who they would like to gift it to.
On Friday I made pie for Pi Day (3.14) for teachers at Island School.  It was the perfect time to have Erin help.  She decided on blackberry peach pie and she helped make one to gift to her Godma Kris.  She will always help…pouring, measuring, mixing, rolling.  The girl does it all.  She could hardly wait to give it to Kris, she was so proud!
Today was the boy’s turn.  Carlos made granola for his friend, Elaina (and some for the family!).  Levi made a blackberry pie for his friend, Ryan, and Trey made peanut butter cookies for Nana and Papa (shhhh, don’t tell…we haven’t delivered them yet!)
I’m excited for the chance to bake w all my kids!

Lent – what are YOU giving up?

 
We are embarking on a “de-crapify” your house for Lent project and (so far) it has been refreshing! 
We got a bag full of kid hangers out of the closet in the girl’s room on Day 1, and today I cleaned out Erin, Miss L and my shoe bin.  What a difference it makes to have all the shoes that don’t work gone.
The idea of the project is to get rid of a bag or stuff per day for each day of Lent.  The website has ideas for places to purge.  Doesn’t matter if you donate, give to friends or throw away the stuff, it just needs to leave the house.  Also, the size of the bag doesn’t matter.
Can’t wait to see how clutter-free we are by day 40!
I challenge you to do this, too…what do you have to lose?  Oh wait, your clutter!