Daddy and Caleb went to a doctor's appointment on V-day, so the girls and I took a picnic lunch and walked to the park.
Not very many pictures because I got into a conversation with a gentleman, a conversation that turned into a chance to share my faith. Those are always the best ones. All in all it was a fun little Valentine's Day picnic. :)
These paint-by-numbers are from Grandma C. There is no final product because these were just the practice sheets, and the girls didn't even finish these. They enjoyed the little that they completed.
Then they finished off the painting with a little Play-Doh time. Not *my* favorite time. :)
Grandpa Carmichael has a real gift for drawing. He was an architect by trade, and he at one time, I hear, almost went to work sketching for Disney, so whenever he's here, we always get him spending special time with his grandkids, drawing. Drawing is another thing Abby absolutely loves to do.
Our house-cleaner Enedina bought us some sorghum molasses for Christmas, so I called my mother-in-law to find out how we could use it, and she suggested making molasses cookies (of course!). So when they came for a visit at Caleb's 2nd birthday, I saved it for a special "Grandma and the girls" baking event. The girls love to cook, especially Abby.
Yum!
I've been watching more cooking shows lately, and when Abby (who loves to sit and watch them with me) and I caught these cranberry-orange scones on Barefoot Contessa, she begged me to make them, so we did, and they are to DIE for. So good.
I just love it when one friend comes over, and the whole dynamic of everything is changed in an instant. 
This is one of Abby's good school friends. She's adorable, isn't she?
