{"id":1489,"date":"2009-07-24T14:19:50","date_gmt":"2009-07-24T19:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2009-07-24T14:46:01","modified_gmt":"2009-07-24T19:46:01","slug":"baking-cookies-with-dmitri-and-auntie-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/baking-cookies-with-dmitri-and-auntie-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Baking Cookies with Dmitri and Auntie Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My sister and my nephew are hanging out at my house today (they&#8217;re napping right now, &#8217;cause that&#8217;s just how they roll). We had planned on having a pool party, but it rained (fuck you this summer, for serious, we&#8217;re drowning here). So, what other way do you spoil your three-year-old nephew when it&#8217;s raining and the pool is just not an option?<\/p>\n<p>Baking cookies, of course!<\/p>\n<p>Dmitri is surprisingly good at baking for such a little guy. I should add that we made <em>much<\/em> less of a mess than I usually do when left to my own devices and baking on my own.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_5411 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/3753073006\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3422\/3753073006_3a581935f7.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"IMG_5411\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of course, accidents <em>do<\/em> happen.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_5415 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/3753075168\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2666\/3753075168_1379e1293d.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"IMG_5415\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, licking the spoon is the best part about baking.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_5422 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/3752282803\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2501\/3752282803_ec323d3d82.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"IMG_5422\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I was seriously impressed at how good he was at rolling the cookies in the sugar mixture.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_5425 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/3752284553\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2594\/3752284553_74826e30ab.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"IMG_5425\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We both ended up with sugar all over our hands. So, then we were sugar monsters. Rawr!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_5432 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/3752289435\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2435\/3752289435_18f1990d66.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"IMG_5432\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The finished product:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_5454 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/3753091354\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3453\/3753091354_fde52335a4.jpg?resize=333%2C500\" alt=\"IMG_5454\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the little, tiny cookie that D rolled up all by himself.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_5452 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/3752295195\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2462\/3752295195_4eb3c31647.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"IMG_5452\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was appropriately sized, so we tried to feed it to the baby:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_5461 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/3752299795\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2635\/3752299795_b23a62d673.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"IMG_5461\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Osmosis was unsuccessful, so my sister took one for the team and promised to pass it along:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_5463 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/3752300703\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2564\/3752300703_cfe694ff38.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"IMG_5463\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More pictures <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/sets\/72157621685644441\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My sister and my nephew are hanging out at my house today (they&#8217;re napping right now, &#8217;cause that&#8217;s just how they roll). 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