Day 4 of 5 of photos: Licking the bowl

[nanila]

I don't ever recall being this generous as a child when cleaning up after making cake batter. Humuhumu, OTOH, carefully scrapes the mixer bowl with the spatula and alternately feeds herself and Keiki. She's such a kind big sister.

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[happydork]

Ahh that melted my heart!

[nanila]

<3 They are, for the most part, very sweet together.

[silveradept]

A very kind sister, indeed. I'm hoping that manages to stick through all the parts of schooling that want to get rid of it.

[nanila]

Me too. We do our best to encourage and praise it at home, so she gets that reinforcement here at least.

[kotturinn]

She does have a remarkable sense of sharing and justice doesn't she!

[nanila]

She does. I'm hoping she can retain that quality in the face of a society that mostly seems to reward those who don't.

[kotturinn]

It's not easy is it, helping her retain that while also modelling/teaching how to handle the people who will take advantage especially, as you say, in society as is now. Some interesting conversations to come over the years I suspect. Maybe made slightly easier as you're modelling a slightly reverse scenario with Keiki. Not entirely sure that all makes sense...

[ironymaiden]

Aww. I learned to make cake so that I could have more batter :)

[nanila]

I learned to make chocolate chip cookie dough for the same reason. :)

[conuly]

Clearly you're doing something right!

[nanila]

Thank you! To a certain extent, though, this seems to have been innate in her. She's really not a greedy child. For instance, if she gets tired of eating a sweet treat, she will offer it to someone else. She doesn't just shovel it in for the sake of having the whole thing. Keiki, OTOH, has had to be encouraged to share things. He's started doing it sometimes of his own accord, but it's been much more of a battle.

[cmcmck]

Another one for the family album, this! :o)

[nanila]

Oh, definitely! :)

[used_songs]

That is a cute pic! Also, I love her outfit.

[nanila]

Thank you! Yes, I love that outfit. She inherited the jumper and leggings from her older cousin, and she just started wearing them.

[lark_ascends]

*grins*

[nanila]

They were helping their daddy to make bread today and were a little disappointed that tasting the dough was not nearly as nice an experience. :P

[mysterysquid]

What great kids. :)

[nanila]

I agree, but also admit to being heavily biased. :)

[cesy]

Sparkles!

[nanila]

Very sparkly. Sequins seem to be a thing at the moment.

[telegramsam]

whereas my brother and I squabbled like wild dogs from the time I was born (when he was a year and a half) til high school

You must be doing something right!

Also I am very impressed with the amount of Sparkly that Humuhumu has achieved..

[nanila]

Thanks!

She does love a sequin or twenty (or several hundred...)