Highlights of the Week

Keira likes to help her mama in the kitchen.

We made Chocolate Uglies! Some people call them no-bake cookies. The recipe follows.

CHOCOLATE UGLIES

2 c sugar

3 T cocoa

Combine together in medium saucepan. Then add:

1/2 c (1 stick) butter

1/2 c evaporated milk

Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly. So have these other ingredients ready to go:

1 t vanilla

1/2 c peanut butter (I like chunky)

3 c old fashioned oats

When chocolate mixture comes to a boil, while stirring, time for one minute. Remove from heat. Add vanilla & peanut butter. Stir til peanut butter is melted & well blended. Add oats. Spoon out quickly by the teaspoonful onto waxed or parchment paper. Cool. & enjoy. Of course, I hardly even let them cool. I like them like my rice krispy treats, warm & ooey gooey!

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Keira and I spent an afternoon going to visit our doctors. A little adventure on a hot day. She sure does enjoy riding on the bus, & always makes the people we meet smile.

She is so intrigued with fire hydrants. I wonder if it's their similar size or bright colors that make them so appealing to her.

Of course, she had to bring along her new little backpack.

We had a few minutes to go to the bookstore while our clothes were drying at the laundromat, & we found some really neat books there! Keira picked out a book from Disney's Aladdin, featuring Princess Jasmine on the cover. I was so excited to find an Usbourne summer activity book & a Mary Engelbreit book among several other cute story books. Six children's books for eight dollars. Not bad! So far, Keira's favorite is What Do You Do With a Kangaroo? by Mercer Mayor, a scholastic book from 1973! I picked out this cute snowman book because Keira absolutely adores Snowmen. This past Christmas, she was more excited to see a snowman than any Santa. When she saw this book & I told her the title, she exclaimed, "That's just like daddy!"

After a recent glitter & glue project in primary class, I decided we need to add some sparkle in Keira's art supplies. So the next time we made it to the store, I found her some washable glitter pens. I figured it would be slightly less messy than loose glitter. I think it's safe to say, they're a hit!

I love this shot because ever since she was a baby, this is how Keira looks when she's just so full of excitement that she can hardly contain herself, fists closed, head back, & the biggest smile you ever did see!

I am absolutely in love with this little baby doll outfit of Keira's. Auntie Char gave us the top back when Keira was a baby. It's size 24 months, so we've just been waiting for her to grow into it. Perfect timing, being summer & all! I paired it with a darling pair of shorts from Grannie, & voila! So darling!