Making a Sandwich & Setting the Table

Cairo is a big help around the house. She is very independent and wants to do everything that we do... by herself. She does pretty well with the limits we set into place, but on occasion, she pitches a fit when she doesn't get her way. One of her favorite things to do is help out in the kitchen. If you are at the counter making anything or even doing dishes, Cairo pushes one of the kitchen chairs to the counter, climbs up, and is ready to help. I am getting good at cutting up vegetables with a butter knife, that way little fingers don't come in contact with sharp blades. Here are a few pictures of Cairo making herself a sandwich for breakfast (she insisted on the sandwich):


Step 1: Push the chair to the counter


Step 2: Lightly spread the mayo and add the meat


Step 3: Add the cheese (look closely and you will see cute little bitsy nibbles off the side of the cheese... one must always taste test what they are putting together)


Step 4: As Cairo said when doing this,"put the lid on" (aka put the top piece of bread on)


Not only does Cairo help fix meals, but she also helps set the table. When dinner time comes and we all sit down and hope that we sit in the proper seat. Each night Cairo seems to have it all figured out. Sometimes Mommy has to sit on the left, but sometimes it's the right. If you try and sit in the wrong seat, she may say something like, "no, dat's gammy's chair, sit dere." Sometimes we humor her, but as much as Cairo may want to be the ruler of the world, she isn't and she has to deal with it (although she doesn't hesitate to throw out the crocodile tears).

Here are some pictures of Cairo setting down napkins, spoons, and forks. As she set each item down she would say out loud whose it was. "Mommy's 'poon", "Tairo's 'poon", "Gammy's 'poon", "Bapa's napkin", etc. (At this time she is still calling forks spoons about 50% of the time.)





All Done!


Xander also likes to help whip up a few meals from his highchair-