Learning to Cook

Ava asked me if she could help cook dinner tonight. Normally I am cranky and say no, but today I decided to be a reformed mother and let her experience life the way it should be. Oh and I have a control problem and relinquishing control to a five year old is rather tough for me. So first I let her put in a mix all the ingredients for the meatloaf. I didn't get any pictures of that, regretfully. Then I let her peel a potato. I only let her do one because it was her first time and if I left the peeling up to her, she would probably still be peeling potatoes right now. She really did a good job. I then thought she might like to cut the potato. But as soon as she got her hands on the knife I got scared. I was helping her the whole time but it was making me way too nervous so I took over.

With potatoes were boiling on the stove, it was time to move on to the green beans. She helped me breaking them in half.
And wash them.
She had such a good time helping me. I actually had fun teaching her to do some stuff. Usually I get really annoyed that she can't do it fast enough or the way I do it. But that is just something I need to get over because I will miss out on times like this that are so awesome.

She even did some dishes too and liked doing that. I think I am going to do this more often. It's really cool to watch her grow and mature like this.