On to my next "B" topic -- baking. I restocked our freezer with a fresh batch of my whole wheat pumpkin muffins, just in time for Elijah and Daddy to head back to school. As they have done lately, Elijah and Keira didn't miss the opportunity to do some "baking" of their own. We usually just give them small portions of the different dry ingredients and let them measure, dump, pour and stir to their hearts' content. This time, I quietly let Elijah add some water to his while Keira wasn't looking. Then, we baked his concoction and even sampled it! It was extremely salty, but a fun experiment, nonetheless.
Finally, for my last "B" topic -- banking. We decided to start the new year with a an exciting development for Elijah -- his first bank account. We have a college savings account already open for him, but we wanted to open one that he could access and control. We've also started giving him an allowance. On December 30, we headed to the bank. He decided he wanted to deposit his Christmas check from Grandpa Jan and Grandma Karen to open his account. He was really excited, and still is. He loved filling out his deposit slip and his bank book. Today he told me he wants to save at least $3,000 in the bank. When we opened his bank account, I told him that's how much I saved to buy my first car! He's on his way. :)
*Note -- We did open an account for Keira as well, but of course she doesn't know, yet. I'm sure she'll appreciate it some day.
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