Swimmin' and bakin' and all that good stuff

Last night, we decided to take the kids to Cherry Hills at the last possible moment. We had so much fun splashing around! Jake loved all of the water slides and did them over and over and over. Mia took a mellower approach. She loved floating in the Lazy River with Sammy and I and playing in the Pirate's Cove. She was pretty cute bouncing along side of Sammy in his baby float. He loved it! He would kick his feet and splash the water and cheeser grin at us. Oh how I wish that I could capture that cheesy grin. It's hilarious! He does it over and over until I get the camera out, then it's all serious business. The time passed quickly and before we knew it, they were closing.
When we got home, of course we were starving. Good thing that we had some leftovers to eat immediately. Thank goodness that I have started to cook dinners again. Then we whipped up a quick batch of Brianne's Favorite Chocolate Chip cookies from the family cookbook. They are delicious!! Warm, gooey, chocolaty deliciousness.
Mia loves to help me in the kitchen. She is actually a pretty good little helper. She is so happy to be with. She really enjoys herself. I let her knead the pizza dough the other night and she was in head to toe floured covered heaven! It's been over a year since I have really cooked dinners. When we sold our house last year, I didn't really take the time and energy to really make meals. It was mostly shortcut meals at best. It feels so good to cook and bake.
Tonight, Jason is going to take Mia's pictures. I am soooo excited about this! He is such a talented photographer!! I love his work. Check out his portfolio and his blog. He's posts pictures from his latest shoots. I am crossing my fingers that Mia will cooperate. Now, to find something cute for her to wear.