Mama's Little Helpers

As a general rule, Seleia is my kitchen helper.  I can't count the number of times I've heard, "Mama, you can't cook that without me!  I'm your helper!!" On Christmas Eve, however, Seleia was distracted and Elora stepped up to the plate.  She took over on making the dough for the gingerbread cookies, and almost single-handedly made the green bean casserole.  (She had a lot of fun making the sauce.  Apparently roux is also a funny word.)  Being Elora, and my daughter, she saw the whole thing as a photo-op.  "Mama, take my picture stirring this!"