Today we made a chocolate cake from a recipe in a Southern Living Cookbook. The cookbook states it is the "Best Chocolate Cake Ever". We'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if that claim is actually true, but based on how quickly Lily licked the beaters and spatula clean I'd say she agrees!
Lily also helped me make tonight's dinner and a few other dishes to take to Patti's tomorrow. Lily really is a BIG help in the kitchen...even if it takes 4 times longer than if I do it myself!
Lily and I were getting ready to dye Easter eggs this afternoon when Tony called to tell us he would be home in time for dinner. Yippee!! Lily and I decided to wait until Daddy got home to dye the eggs.
Lily was so excited to dye eggs with Daddy...or should I say with Daddy watching. Little Miss 'I Can Do It Myself' pretty much handled the egg dying solo with only one casualty. Not too bad! Tony and my role was strictly to "Eww" and "Ahh" at the appropriate times.
Lily had so much fun. She kept saying, "Look at all the pretty colors" with such awe in her voice. I love seeing things through Lily's eyes. She takes such joy in life's simple pleasures!
You may notice that I am conspicuously absent from all the pictures today...and with good reason! Not only did Lily and I cook today we also played "beauty parlor". Let's just say I am sporting a really special hairdo that makes it imperative that I stay behind the camera and not in front of it!
P.S. - Two years ago today Tony and I were in Beijing moving one giant step closer to bringing our cake baking, Easter egg dying, sweet Lily home.
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