Week 7 with Jamie – PIZZA!

What an amazing week.  Who knew you could have so much fun in the kitchen!!

Picnik collage Jamie\'s Ministry of Food Pizza week 7

This week we made tomato sauce, pesto and dough for pizza.  Every week we seem to have more fun, more laughs and feel more like we are amongst friends.

This week when Andrew and I were getting ready to go to cooking classes  Ben asked me if they would have an apron to fit him like the aprons Mummy and Daddy wear.  Ben comes with us to class and my parents pick him up – Yay for Grandparents xo. So he sees a little of how things run.  I told him that they only have big peoples aprons but reminded him that he has an apron of his own.  He proudly puts his apron on to go to cooking classes today….. a little bit cute! He also got a special tour of the kitchen from Louise today.  Oh he loved it!! He kept his apron on all afternoon with Grandma and Grandad and was still wearing it when we got home!

Picnik collage Jamie\'s Ministry of Food tour for Ben

It was pizza in our house for dinner tonight – with home made dough, pesto and tomato sauce.  Ben of course with his cooking class experience (a whole 5 minutes) was an expert pizza maker.  It is so lovely to see him helping cook and eating great food.  It makes for a very happy Mummy (& Daddy)!!

Picnik collage pizza making with Dad

Next Week – Salmon Tikka

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Linking up with Paisley Jade – Things I am Loving xo and Life Made Lovely Monday

Cowboy… good or bad?

I have always had a no toy gun policy!  Well……. kids don’t need toys to make a gun. Their finger become a gun, they pick up  a stick or pen or anything and it becomes a gun.   I have toyed with the idea of allowing Ben to have a toy gun for months.  He has asked for a ‘star wars blaster’ or a ‘cowboy blaster’ a number of times.    I had one, my brother had one and it didn’t seem to harm us.  I have fond memories playing cowboys with my brother in our backyard.  We had a metal cowboy pistol in a leather holster.

I have watched Ben with his toys.  He has favorites for a period of time and then he moves on to new favorites.  So I  came to the conclusion today that he can have a toy gun.  My thinking is that it will be a favorite for a time and then be replaced by something else.    Ben got his cowboy pack today.  We were in the $2.00 shop and there it was in front of him – A cowboy gun, spurs, holster, belt and badge – all for the fabulous price of $2.00.  He LOVES it. Here he is at Gamma’s house modelling his new look!

Picnik collage cowboy

Fingers crossed my theory is correct…. if all else fails it cost $2.00 it has to break soon!!

Did you have a toy gun?

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