Second Bake With Miss V...♥️

When I picked up Miss V last Wednesday...
She brought a favorite book to share with me...
It is called "Christmas Quiet", and is really a cute book...
The illustrations are so sweet...
She is holding it there in the back seat♥️

She was thrilled that we were going to the grocery store...
We found her "car"... and off we went!!

Next stop...
Another of her favorites...
The car wash!!
Just look at those expressions!
We both laugh when the "octopus" washes the car!!

After putting away the groceries...with her help...it was lunch time!!
Another favorite...CHEESIES!!!...man oh man...she loves those!!

After lunch...it was time to bake!!
She loves my banana fruit loaves...so that is what we made!!
I use a box mix for these...adding fruit to them...
I also use Buttermilk instead of water or milk...much moister!!
Bananas come from the freezer...and I had a small container of raspberries too!!
This was a "spice cake mix...very fragrant...
I added the wet ingredients...
And Miss v was sooo excited to use the mixer!!

Added the thawed bananas from their peels...

A short intermission break...

Papa was watching the news...

Adele was featured with her new song "Sorry"...

She had to go and join in with the sing-a-long!!

So cute!

It actually gave me a chance to get the batter into the loaf pans....tee hee hee...

Ok...back to business!!

She very gently placed the thawed raspberries onto the cake...

Then pressed in a few walnuts...for crunch!!

And...finally...a brown sugar and cinnamon topping...

Just because!!

"Look Papa"...

"Nana and I made some cakes...with cinnniamanon"...

{Not the wrong spelling...I type it as it happens! hahaha! It is a hard word to say!}

Don't they look spectacular???

Into the oven...

Off for her nap...

House smells DEEELICIOUS!!






Here we are....all refreshed...and enjoying cake...with yogurt...yummy!!

Thanks for all your help Miss V...
As you have said...many times..."I am the best helper"...

Yes....indeed you are...indeed you are...♥️

Hope you all had a great weekend...
Ours was B.U.S.Y....with a capitol B... 
Went to the cottage on Friday...still very breezy out there...
Got to have a bonfire...and an indoor fire, by the light of the moon!! 
Enough about that...I have pictures to share...

We picked up Miss V on Saturday...on our way home...and we had a sleepover!!
She had been to see Santa that afternoon, and she was thrilled!
We kept her until Sunday night...
Tired Nana and Papa...we are definitely not as young as we used to be!!
We did some more baking...
Not so successful this time... :o(...but Miss V loved it!!
Will share later in the week... 

My new dishwasher was installed this afternoon...YIPPEE!!
Boyfriend and I have dishpan hands...
Apparently the "Mother Board" was shot...$400 to replace that!!
New dishwasher...please! hahaha!
We are all ready to go...geesh...why do I use so many utensils and bowls?

Tonights dinner...
Boyfriend has a cold...so some comfort food is in order...
Baked Pork Chops with mashed potatoes and gravy...yum!
Green and yellow beans....

We had a few wee snow squalls yesterday...nothing stuck...
Very chilly today...
Time for a cup of tea...and some crochet...need to finish a few things!!

Enjoy the rest of your day...

                    Cheers!   :o)
                       linda