There Are Memories Left To Be Made!

   This weekend I decided that it's great having a half way clean house and everything being somewhat organized. However, I also decided that it's not near as much fun as spending priceless moments with the kids that are slowly slipping away day by day as they get older. It's so hard to believe that Dustin and Tucker are already 1 and 2 and it's even harder to believe that Dylan and Madi are already 6 and 7. So, I'm not exactly sure what it was that made me start thinking about remembering things as a kid - but, I remember ball games and trips to the lake. I remember homemade Christmas cookies and time in the swimming pool. I don't remember my mom pushing me away or telling me to go play while she cooked dinner because she was in a hurry and just didn't have time for me to help her cook. So, then that brought me to this question. Dylan and Madi are to the age that they will remember lots about this time for a long time. Do I want them to remember ball games, outside time, cooking with Mommy and fun quality moments or do I want them to remember that even though Mommy didn't have much time for me to help her - our house was always clean and organized? Ok....I didn't really mean that as a question because of course the answer is pretty obvious. So, today I woke up and decided that who cares if it takes an hour to make dinner instead of 40 minutes? Who cares if every little thing isn't in its perfect spot? What does it matter if the box that says "wipe down the counter tops" doesn't get checked off if I get to play outside with the kids for a few minutes? 

    Today I am making dinner for some friends of ours from our Sunday School class and Madi and Dustin were so excited to get to help me prepare their meal! 

First, we had to cook the chicken....

 

 

 

Then, we had to mix the rest of the ingredients together...

 

 

 

 

 

Next, we made cookie dough and rolled it in the cinnamon sugar....

Lastly, we patiently waited for the cookies to finish baking....

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. - Proverbs 22:6