Joe and I took Caleb and Charlotte to the playground at Lake Rebecca Park Reserve this morning. Megan has a standing appointment at 11:00 am on Fridays so it is quickly becoming grandparent time.
They found other children to play with, so they ran around until they felt exhausted and announced they were ready for lunch. We drove to a McDonalds in Delano which is about 10 minutes away. After lunch we met up with Megan at a local bank where we were setting up a secondary bank account for quick cash and small emergencies.
This evening Joe and I helped Caleb and Charlotte prepare
dinner. Our Christmas gift to the children this year was a monthly subscription
to Raddish Kids. Each month they receive 3 recipe guides, a quality kitchen
tool, a creative kitchen project (hands-on-craft, experiment, or food game for
the family), table talk conversation starter cards, a colorful apron patch
(they each got an apron in their very first month), 3 culinary skill lessons,
and a complete grocery list.
Charlotte and Caleb read the guide card and assembled all the
items we would need to prepare the food and then they got out all the
ingredients. Caleb set the oven to pre-heat. While Grandpa Joe cut up red
peppers, chicken, garlic, and ginger for the recipe, Caleb and Charlotte
measured and mixed dry and liquid ingredients for the sauce with my supervision
and guidance. Caleb opened the can of pineapple we needed for the recipe.
After the meat and peppers were cut to size, and the sauce
mixed, the children assembled the Jerk Chicken Skewers and took turns basting
the skewers with sauce they had created. Charlotte poked herself a few times;
however, we made it through unscathed. Caleb put the skewers into the oven and
set the timer for 15 minutes.
While dinner cooked, Charlotte and Caleb set the table.
Dinner was delicious!
P.S. To our friends who know the Joe and Martha story –
Joe enjoyed the straightforward recipe for today. Cooking with kids was a hit.
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