mommy's little baker

i love having a little helper. everything is so much more fun with jack. he likes to cook with me. all i have to say is, "jack, do you want to cook?", and he starts to pull out his chair to stand on. day before last we made a zucchini cake from scratch. with homemade cream cheese frosting. we had a blast. jack threw back his head and laughed just as i took this photo.

jack wore the apron dan's grandma schroeder made for andy. that was a long time back! she made an adult-sized one for dan, too. alas, neither dan, nor andy have ever worn their aprons. i hope gram schroeder makes one for jack someday of his very own. she is a lovely seamstress. she has made jack: quilt, burp cloths, blankie, bibs, and a Christmas bib with a matching Christmas stocking. anyway, what lovely heirlooms. nothing like heirlooms, photographs and memories.