Mommy's little helper

Lately any time I am in the kitchen Gabrielle wants to be right there "helping" me, or at least watching what I am doing (and will throw a fit if she can't see what I am doing--ugh). Let me tell you that the other day I thought it was really hard, to hold her on my hip while I was getting supper ready--most things require more than one hand to do. So I decided to let her stand on a chair in one of the corner areas. She did a great job and really enjoyed it. And as you can tell, I rewarded her with a couple of the utensils that I had used to whip up some brownies. I think she really liked that part of being in the kitchen with me too! :)