Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Mommy's little helper

Ellie loves to "help".  Sometimes it is really frustrating because I just want to do it myself to get it done quickly.  I was talking to my mom on the phone while I was cleaning crayon off the wall (another fun aspect of having a two year old) and I was telling my mom that Ellie was standing next to me rubbing the wall with toilet paper trying to help.  I told her it was frustrating how she was always trying to help now, and my mom said something great to me, "Let her".

She told me this is time I won't have with Ellie again, and the scheme of things is it more important to get the dishes, laundry, dinner, etc a few minutes faster or to have this time with my daughter.

I took her advice to heart and yesterday Ellie and I made a cake to celebrate her finally going poop on the toilet again.  She loved helping, and I love spending that time with her.
She loved stirring the batter

fun with food coloring
Happy Halloween!



p.s. the cake turned out great.  Added bonus it was something I saw on pintrest that actually worked out for me!
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  1. Heidi BrubakerOctober 1, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    Thanks for the reminder to let her help. Our little Ellie loves to help, too, and it can be frustrating, because - like you said - I just want to get it done faster! Maybe Ellie and I will make a cake and I will let her do all the helping she wants.... Good idea. :)

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  2. RachaelOctober 1, 2013 at 2:13 PM

    That is a really good reminder. I try to hide from the kids while I'm being productive :)

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