Marie & Mack love all things sweet potato. They watch as I dig them from the garden and count how many are in the bucket. Marie delegates the small as Mackenson's, the medium as hers, the large ones as mine...and the monster sized ones as Papa's! It's all very "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"ish of her. Of course they love to eat them too, baked whole or as fries.
Today was a nice and sunny day so after school while Mack was napping, Marie helped me clean the sweet potatoes we had dug yesterday. We took a pail of water and a brush outside on the lawn. She dropped the dirty ones in and I scrubbed them. When we were done we took them inside and I set them on the counter then got Mack out of bed. When we all went into the kitchen again Marie pointed to the potato and laughed, "Mama the sweet potato eyes, nose, mouth, belly button!". Indeed it does. And what a happy chum he appears to be.
Here is our favorite sweet potato fry recipe:
- cut sweet potatoes into small wedges
- boil in water for 10 minutes
- drain and place on oiled cookie sheet
- spray lightly with olive oil and sprinkle on favorite herb/spice (we like basil, parsley or hot pepper)
- bake in oven at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes
Today was the very first snow Marie and Mackenson have ever seen. They looked out the window in disbelief and wonder...then we went outside. They hesitated at the front door, not sure if they should step on it or not. Once outside, they picked it up in their mittens and said it was cold! 
Marie sat in it and looked at it, ran around in it with Ferris and put some on Mackenson's hat. 
Mackenson spent most of his time trying to get it off of him, his mittens and shoes, not knowing Marie was putting more on top of him! We made snow angels and snowballs which we threw for Ferris. He caught them and ate them, and Marie thought it was funny that Ferris ate the ball. 
