Ascha's First Baking Experience

Last week Aric and I made whole wheat pretzel dough while Taylor was at school. Aric pulled a chair over to the counter and a few moments later, Ascha was right behind him with a chair of her own which she'd pulled over. I guess she thinks she's big enough to bake. We put the chairs together and corralled Ascha on the inside. She loved being able to "help." She contributed by pouring the teaspoon of salt into the dough, then she happily sorted and stacked measuring cups and spoons to her heart's content while Aric and I mixed up the dough. Later, after the boys had finished shaping the pretzels and gone back to playing outside, she climbed up again and spent another half hour or so enjoying her newfound toys.

Ta-Da!