Cinnamon bears

I love cinnamon bears. So Jacob got me some for Mother's Day. And I had left over Hershey's kisses from the Hershey's roses the Beehives made for the women in our ward. Those bags sitting next to each other brought back memories of tasty chocolate covered cinnamon bears I would occasionally indulge in when I passed through the BYU bookstore. So I decided to make my own. I melted a kiss for 30 seconds in the microwave, then smeared it on the bear and stuck it in the fridge to harden up a little and I got a delicious treat. Mmmmmm.

Here's Rachel before eating....

And after...

If you look under her left eye it looks like she has a bug bite or something. That happens almost every time she eats. The first time it happened I thought it was an allergic reaction, but within a minute or two it was gone. I think it's because she gets so eager to eat the next bite and gets mad if it's not there when she's ready for it, that her blood pressure rises a little and that spot shows up, and her scalp gets a little splotchy.

And here's Rachel talking to her toys. She was in the middle of giving them a lecture: "Ba blah aboo ba la..."