Fall Fun

It’s been a busy few weeks and Marina and I needed a break today. So the plan was to take it easy today. This morning, Marina had an appointment this morning. After that, we went home for some fall activities.

Lately, Marina has been crazy about cinnamon rolls. So she and I made a pan of them today. I made the dough, but Marina rolled it out and cut them. I also needed to make a dessert for a dinner party, so Marina helped me with that as well. She peeled and sliced apples for the apple cinnamon cheesecake.

The big project of the day was carving our Halloween Jack O’Lanterns. Marina chose stencils for Jasmine and Merida. These were tougher patterns than what we have done before, but we both did our best to get them done.

Chef Marina

Marina is taking a cooking class this term. She's been trying many new foods and enjoyed them. A few weeks ago they made Chef's Salad. Since then. Marina has been dying to make one at home. So tonight I assembled the ingredients and let her make dinner for me.

I gave Marina the ingredients and she cut them up and put the salad together. She was so proud of the result. And the Chef Salad was delicious!

Of course, in pure Marina style, she did all this food preparation in her Red Riding Hood costume. Perhaps she wanted to take the leftovers to grandmother's house!