Family Bonding
29 March; Author: Espresso-Anytime
Once every couple of months my niece comes to stay at our house while her parents take a few days for themselves. Since my husband and I don’t have any kids of our own, we look forward to these short stints with a young child in the house. Every time she comes over, we try to plan some fun diversions so that she won’t feel too homesick.
Despite only being five years old, she has a love for being in the kitchen and helping me cook. I always plan some simple recipes so that she can help; I never let her do anything too dangerous, of course, usually just stirring the batter or giving a few twists from the Cilio salt mill. Although she is painfully shy, I have seen that she is starting to open up and be more at ease during our visits.