Neighbors and Cookies

We are fortunate to live in a quiet neighborhood full of children. Isaiah is the youngest, but there are 3 other boys within 1.5 years of his age. A walk down the street often reveals plenty of playmates to tandem play with.

I have a new appreciation for thumb-print cookies. Much more labor intensive than I had planned on, these are well worth the effort, even if it is just once a year. Recipe to the right...

Warning: These are not for diet watchers.

Spring 2010

What a relief. What a gift of sunshine and warmth after local flooding (not our house) followed by more rains. I don't think I have ever seen the lawn raked so early in the season. Angus showed Isaiah how to look for bugs in rotted wood and under rocks, so now the little man runs from stick to rock, peering in and under to find "Buh Buh Buh"

We spend a LOT of time collecting sticks, rocks, pinecones, and acorns. I only recently discovered that the back of his trike has a dumping feature. Isaiah can't quite manage unlocking the mechanism yet, but he will soon...

Here at the Hauser Household, we like to start chores at an early age. When we rake, so does Isaiah.