Hot Chocolate...The Real Deal

 Two mugs of serious hot chocolate

 Cutest Kitchen Helper Ever!

 Taste test

 She decides she likes it!

 Mmmmmmmmmm...

 I miss this coffee shop

 Ella testing her photography skills

 

 Artsy shot of the mug

When something like this happens you know I have to document it.  I have had a bar of Ghiradelli chocolate just waiting for the right combination of...Audrey taking a nap/mama being in the mood to make something/having the rest of the ingredients on hand.  Wouldn't you know the day finally arrived!  My friend, Kara gave me the book, Apples for Jam a while back and I have used several recipes from it.  They are all very homey, made from scratch recipes.  This one did not disappoint.  Ella helped me every step of the way and we enjoyed the fruits of our labors.  We also got a little artsy with the digital camera! 

Audrey, the Spunky Third Child

Audrey is in full on 2 year old mode.  She says, "I do it myself" on many occassions.  This is one of them.  We were shopping and she wanted to do it herself.  The basket is still bigger than she is so she ended up dragging it through the store.  We cut our trip short that day!  She still managed to look pretty darn cute dragging the basket so I took her picture!

Big Man Will

Here's Will all suited up and headed for school.  It was walk/bike to school day.  For our family this means that Will rides his bike while Mike runs with him.  Kudos to daddy!

Ella in All Her Splendor...

I do love this girl!  Her expressions are priceless and she turns it on when the camera is pointed her way.