Has anyone else ever tried to bake cookies with a 2 1/2 year old? Well, if you haven’t, let me tell you; it is an adventure. On Sunday I did just that, and it was more adventure than I have had since the M&M up the nose ordeal a few months back. It started out a typical Sunday. We had decided no little roadtrips this weekend as the house was in serious need of a good cleaning. While my wife was cleaning the kitchen she came across 2 jars of cookie mixes that we had received at Christmas time. Thinking it a good way to keep both me and the daughter out of her hair while she continued to clean, my wife suggested that we make up the dough then my daughter and I could scoop and bake them.

It’s been said, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” and that would have been me. “Sure,” I said. “That would be a lot of fun,” thinking it would be great way to bond with my daughter and get her more involved in the kitchen.

And then it started.

“Gigi, you want your apron on?”
“Yes!” 30 seconds go by then, “Off, Daddy, Off!”
“Here Gigi, let me show how to scoop.”
“NO! Daddy! I do it myself.”
“Gigi, that’s too big, let me show you.”
“Okay”
“Gigi, that’s cookie dough, not play dough. You can use your hands, but don’t squish it through your fingers!”
“Wanna watch Max & Ruby”
“Sure, let me turn it on for you.” Three minutes go by.
“Daddy, wanna help!”
“Here, Gigi, do you want to try the dough?”
“Yuck!” followed by sounds of spitting.
Then a few minutes later, “Genevieve, that’s enough eating dough. You’ll make yourself sick!”
“Daddy, want cookie”
“They’re not done yet, sweetie.”
“Gimme cookie!!!!”

On and on this went for about 45 minutes. I swear I could feel a few more hairs turn grey, and yet when it was all said and done I loved every minute. What’s even more twisted is the fact that I look forward to doing it again with her. I know at some point it will get easier and then we will have a chance to really bond while cooking together.

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