Cupcakes and a kitchen

With the arrival of Emmy, Felix and I have tried to stick to routine as much as possible for Malea (Felix did a lot of driving back and forth while I was in the hospital to keep up with dance class, bedtime and morning routines, etc - thanks Papa!) and also to make sure Malea had dedicated time with us. And since one of my favorite things to do is cook, Malea and I spent a fun evening our first week at home baking cupcakes to celebrate Emmy's birthday! I hope that Malea will always enjoy cooking and baking this much!


Always fun to sneak a couple batter-covered chocolate chips!


Next step, lining the mini-cupcake pan.


And then, into the oven they go!


"Hey, the cupcakes are cooking in there! Cool!"


Thank you Yai, for cuddling with Emmy while Malea and I emjoyed our mommy-daughter baking time!

In keeping with the cooking theme, Malea got a very cool big sister present from Mom and Dad... a pink play kitchen! She's been making us "coffee" and "cookies" for a while now with chalk and her critter hospital (great imaginative play!), but we thought her very own play kitchen would provide even more opportunity to foster her love of cooking!  It's been hilarious watching her whip up all sorts of delicious goodies for us and her dolls.