Katy- spicing things up.

Last night, Chuck requested pasta salad. Since dinner at Patti's several weeks ago I have been making mine with artichoke hearts and sun dried tomatoes and, while Anna and Chucky couldn't be more disappointed, Katy is loving it. She also has had a strong desire to learn how to cook and, when I don't have a task for her to busy herself with, she follows me around very closely watching every step and adding any helpful suggestion she can think of that might possibly be relevant. It is very sweet when I am patient enough to appreciate what she is doing. Just as we were pulling it all together she said, "You should definitely add some black pepper. Some black pepper would MAKE this". It made me laugh inside and, as usual, she was right.