Last night before going to bed, Elliott had an idea to don our matching ladybug aprons, have Holden wear her green one and make breakfast burritos this morning.

I’m glad she came up with the idea last night so I had plenty of time to get in the right frame of mind for having TWO sous chefs in the kitchen.

And working with eggs.

I am really trying to listen to their interests and cater to them and I am thrilled that they see me in the kitchen loving the chopping, measuring, sautéing, flipping, roasting, etc. and want to join in. However, we always need to add one crucial ingredient to the recipe when they are helping and that is PATIENCE. I know they are four {almost 5} and 6.5 and I know that we are going to have spills and be fishing egg shells out of the bowl, but I still have to channel my inner peace and say, “It’s OK…this is how Giada and Tyler and Rachael and Bobby started out…”

I can re-bleach the grout and re-Swiffer the floors, no problem ~ {smiling with gritted teeth}.

{mixing the eggs for our breakfast burritos}

The kids have a much different idea of what goes into a breakfast burrito than I do, of course.

Tortilla. Eggs. Roll up. Done.

Mine was over the top with some leftover crumbled sausage, a couple slices of a forgotten avocado in the produce drawer, a sprinkle of cheese, some cilantro {parsley as Elliott calls it}, a little dollop of light sour cream and a whole lotta shakes of the Cholula bottle {and the scrambled eggs of course}.

Elliott was in charge of the drinks and served up a mean ice water and two apple juices complete with Cutie garnish on the rim {all her idea ~ she’s catching on!}…

{cheers!}

You know what? Breakfast burritos and {patience} do pair well together, after all.

*****

Thankful that my babies do want to wear their aprons and explore in the kitchen.

Making a commitment to accept more help with meals and snacks in Twenty Twelve.

Linking up with Sarah today over at The Fontenot Four ~ Thankful Thursdays!