You guys, I’ve been SUCH a mush ball mom lately (unless it is the hours of 4 to 5 pm in which case I am a scarier version of that horrible creature in the movie Alien). I’ve just been thinking a lot about what great kids I have. I mean, they for sure have their moments . . . . Like the other day when Gavin farted on Piper. On purpose. Or when Piper unrolled an entire roll of toilet paper. And then shredded it. Or how Quinn loves to push her siblings buttons. And does so expertly. Daily. But over all, they are really just some of the best kids ever. They love each other fiercely and just have the sweetest little hearts. I’ve been thinking a lot lately that I don’t know what I did to deserve these amazing little souls. (And between 4 and 5 pm I’ve been thinking that I don’t know what I did to deserve such wretched little monsters #dontjudge) You know that scene from The Office in the Jim & Pam wedding episode? The one where they are taking mental pictures of each other? I keep doing that with my kids. Just taking these mental snap shots of these moments that I want to freeze in time with them. Like last night Gavin as he described a burp in detail to me and it was the funniest thing ever. Or Piper yelling, “DA DA!!” when I ask her if she can say “Mama.” Or Quinn running out of school talking a mile a minute about how one of the two library books she picked out was for Gavin. See??? Mush ball! I swear I’m not pregnant. #forreal Okay. Let’s talk about the important things: These Pumpkin Brown Butter Cookie Bars. Guuuuuuuys! These are flippin’ amazing! They took four tries to get them right plus a little help from my good friend Dorothy who, honestly, is such a genius baker. But friends. It was worth it. They are chewy, full of deep brown butter flavor, and pumpkinirific! You need these bars in your life!
