Grandkid weekend

Adam and Jill felt they needed some time away so we watched Hannah and Sophia for 3 days while they took a trip to Kansas City. The girls had lots of fun!
Hannah playing in the playhouse under the stairs.

Here is Sophia calling her mommy.


We went to McDonalds.

Hannah doesn't look so happy, but she really was.

She loves to go out to eat!

We had to go shopping for pasghetti and meatballs.

We had lunch at

Hannah's Fancy Restaurant!

Our waitress and cook, Hannah.

"Do you want some more water?"

The girls enjoyed painting.

Sophie thinks it funny to paint her hands.

These past couple of days she said so often

"It's funny!"

or

"I'm happy!"

Hannah loves to cook. In fact, she has helped me

in the kitchen since she was one year old.

They lived with us for 8 months and it all began then.

She is quite the cook!

Here is the recipe for the Men's Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies that we made:

2/3 cup shortening

2/3 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar, packed

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

Mix all together until blended.

In another bowl, mix together:

3 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp soda

1 tsp salt

Add to the sugar/egg mix.

Add:

1 cup nuts, walnuts or pecans (or more!)

2 cups chocolate chips

Drop by rounded spoons onto baking sheet. I line mine with foil. Bake 15 minutes in preheated 325 oven. Very soft and delicious!

(Hannah wanted oatmeal in them, so I substituted some of the flour with oatmeal. )

There was quite a mess afterwards but it is easy to sweep the flours, wash down the cupboards and the child and the dishes too.

For many years now, I have kept a bottle of Joy on my sink.

There is also a verse I keep there that says,

"Be joyful always,

pray continually;

give thanks in all circumstances,

for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

1 Thess. 5:18

Always a good reminder when things are not going the way I want. Oh and what a joy it was to watch the grandchildren this weekend!! Thank You, Lord for the gift of these little children in our lives!!