Alexa got a new apron for Christmas. I made it for her. I guess you could say I cheated. Okay, I cheated, bigtime. It was an already sewn, denim apron. I just "customized" it for her, but she appreciates it like I sewed every stitch myself.
Nevermind that it was from a box. She still cracked the eggs (which was hysterical to watch because she was so grossed out by the "gook" inside), and measured the oil and water. She mixed it all up with the beater and helped me pour it into the pan.
We went a little "fancy" with the bundt cake pan. It turned out to be a pretty, tasty cake.
We made a glaze from scratch using vanilla, milk and powdered sugar. We kinda guessed with the measurements on that.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Some snowflake sprinkles were added for a finishing touch.
I thought that was the finishing touch, but apparently Alexa decided it needed some color and pizzazz and glammed it up a bit with green sugar sprinkles when my back was turned. "Now it's finished!" she declared.
We managed to save some for Taylor.
I've missed these relaxing Afternoon Teas. And so have the kids, apparently. Of course who am I kidding? They are crazy for cake. They like hearing an interesting story or two about a Saint, but everything is better with cake.
We didn't do a craft with this Teatime. I was trying to keep it low key. I was pleasantly surprised by how much Evan remembered about Saint Agnes. I have been reading to him every day....one Bible Story and one Saint Story, but I wasn't sure just how much he was retaining (or even paying attention). The girls each knew a bit about her, too, so we discussed her heroic life during the Caketime.....I mean, Teatime. ;)
Alexa's handmade (....ahem....) apron held up very well, and she can't wait till we bake again!
Have a pleasant week, everyone!
TTFN
~Tina
We bought fruit, veggies, fresh whole grain bread and even some scones (yeah, that was Evan's pick).
And I made the kids a very fresh, delicious lunch that day. 
We will be back! We'll probably do this weekly for as long as it's open. Don't you just love it when you discover something awesome right in your own backyard? :)
Evan has been my jr. baker lately. He enjoys it, although like most people, he loves the special job of taste-tester most of all. Today the baking was a little more interesting though, because we had a secret ingredient to make our muffins more "festive" for Saint Patrick's Day.
We just added a little "green magic" to our favorite muffin mix and voila! These might not be the most appetizing looking things to come from my kitchen. But they were still quite yummy. And they really appealed to Evan. What boy doesn't like green muffins?!
We set up very simply for this Teatime. Actually it was more of a "milk time" because we were short on time. ;)
I really "winged it" with the craft today. Just your basic windsock using green construction paper, stickers, a holy card, a prayer and white streamers (didn't have any green :P )
If I waited until I was in the mood (or had all the ingredients) to bake from scratch, this poor boy might be baking by Christmas ......but even that's not a definite.
So we keep some yummy ready-to-bake mixes handy for times like these.
Evan doesn't seem to mind. :) He still gets to pour and mix.
and scoop out the batter....
Impromtu table decorations...
Reading from our Children's Bible.....
Pretty and yummy star and cross sugar cookies.....
And some basic craft supplies.....
All these things make for a fun, relaxing teatime to celebrate the Epiphany!
