Summer was really cookin'

First of all, I don't think I have mentioned, but this summer was one of the top 2 coolest summers that Iowa has on record. It was wonderful (except for the swim passes were neglected). So although this post implies that it was hot this summer, it really wasn't.

Carolyn, however, decided that she loved to cook this summer. She wanted to take the "Little Chefs" class at the Parks and Rec. dept, but it was full by the time I went to sign up :( So she had a "do it yourself" cooking class this summer. She checked out a ton of kids cookbooks and was often heard asking, "Mom, do we have ____(insert ingredient here)?"
Of course Anna wants to do everything Carolyn does. Thank goodness we often had a "dry bowl" and a "wet bowl" of ingredients.

The budding chef.

Joel is always willing to join the fun.

Matthew was often my bean snapper this summer.