In the Kitchen

What a treat to wake up this morning to a farm-fresh scrambled egg, homemade banana bread, and kiwi...all proudly prepared by my sweet seven year old son. Such changes have taken place over the past 15 years as I have learned to embrace and delight in having my children along side of me working/experimenting in the kitchen, mastering basic techniques~leading of course, to proficiency :) in food and meal prep. It hasn't always been this way. Along the way I've learned the joy of the journey itself, which often goes hand-in-hand with spills, messes and imperfections. Most days, I embrace the beauty and delight of the process, knowing that "hands on" and "along side" are the best ways to learn, and the very best ways to create the memories for life. True confessions? My mom recently reminded me that when the twins were crawling/toddling, I trained them not to come into the kitchen!!!! How very sad, but thankfully they have no memory of those days :)