We’ve begun counting down to Théa and Gus’s 5th birthday at my house. It’s only 8 ½ weeks away. Yeah, they might be jumping the gun a bit but they sure are excited.
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You guys. I have a problem. I can’t stop buying cookbooks.
I went into the bookstore the other day to pick up a cookbook for my mom (Cook’s Illustrated’s The Complete Cooking for Two Cookbook) and to check out another (Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist), and I came out with my mom’s cookbook plus Cooking Together, a Williams-Sonoma cookbook for kids. (I couldn't find Bread and Wine, but also came out with four children’s classics and Domino: The Book of Decorating, but these purchases are a story for another time.)
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When we left off yesterday, we had discovered that Théa and Gus share the smallest room on the planet and that Hazel, Théa's wanna-be American Girl doll, needed a new closet. Hazel scored an amazing closet with the help of a little Ikea trip and some creativity. Oh. And my husband's handy skills. He's the winner, really.
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Welcome to Gus and Théa’s room, formerly known as my laundry room. This is a teeny-tiny bedroom. It is about 9’ long and 8’ at its widest. Oh, but it isn’t rectangular. That would be too simple.
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I mentioned last week, or maybe it was the week before, that we were going to be doing a fair amount of cooking out of The Disney Princess Cookbook in the near future. Cue the falling on the floor laughter.
Are you still here? It’s ok if you are. I won’t call the hipster police. I know what we are about to talk about is completely ridiculous. And I’m sure there are better options for kids’ cookbooks. In fact, I have a few kids’ cookbooks in my arsenal already that are probably better for a lot of reasons. But sometimes it is all about the packaging. Let me tell you something. This book has got my youngest kids excited about eating and cooking.
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