noodles from scratch

last week, william attended "music camp" at 1st pres. he was excited because he's one of those kids that would go to school all summer...and absolutely love it. (we'll see if he feels the same way in 10 years.)

anyway, the week centered around music and cooking. they made noodles from scratch, stone soup, and homemade bread. there were songs to go along with each of them, and i've heard each song more than any human should be subjected to them. they were cute and all, but let's just say that the cd on which said songs reside no longer resides in my car!

my little emeril...


on friday, the parents got to watch a little production. william took part in the beginning and the end of the production. that is because he decided shortly after the first song that he had to go to the bathroom. he announced that fact to everyone and walked across in front of everybody to get to the bathroom. then left the door open while he went. then hiked back across to his spot and picked up where he left off. we'll have to work on our stage manners later.


this is his best friend at school, brooks. everyday i ask him, "who did you play with/sit by/eat with/talk to/etc.?" and the answer is always the same. brooks. you'd never know there were 13 other kids around!

the best part of music camp, though, was the book they gave us at the end of the week. each kid had a page that had their favorite recipe that mom makes and their favorite soup. william's favorite thing that i make is:

"my mom makes ice cream and she gets milk and water and sandwich and i think she would mix it up and put it in a bucket and it turns and turns and turns and then you have ice cream. i put chocolate for my ice cream."

why do i even bother making supper?

his favorite soup was:

"my favorite soup is potato soup. you have to have lots of soup and lots of potatoes and you put it in the microwave and dial numbers and hit start and it will cook. you cook it for 45 minutes and then it will be ready and you open the microwave and get it out and get a plate and you eat it."

when he goes off to college, at least he'll know how to work the microwave. i'll work on the washing machine next!