Merry Christmas, y'all

I wanted to post about the Angel on the Christmas Tree, but aefenglommung beat me to it: http://aefenglommung.livejournal.com/889441.html

Today, a day of rest. Breakfast was prepped last night and is baking in the oven. Time to put the werecub in his Christmas footies and make some hot chocolate.

I made french toast casserole, and put Ghiradelli chocolate chips in it. Because. So no effort this morning, just in the oven and bake.

A new adventure!

One advantage of cooking the werecub's food myself: When he leaves a bite or two of pear puree in his bowl, I don't mind finishing it off! Seriously, it was really hard to cook three wonderful, ripe pears and then puree them all instead of eating them.

The cub has decided he likes his oatmeal and that pears (just introduced last night) are great. Breakfast was pears, lunch oatmeal. Supper was some of both. Later this week, butternut squash will be roasted and pureed. Then, in a few more days, probably cauliflower.

Wal-Mart sells these silicone "pinch bowls" for holding spices when cooking. They're the perfect size for a couple of tablespoons of baby food. They don't break, and you can pick them up and fold them over a spoon to get the last little bits out. Dishwasher safe, even. I plan to pick up more when they get them in stock. I bought the last two in the store on Christmas Eve. >.>

The cub's been a bit clingy today as he continues to get over his cold. We had to do presents in two sessions, with a break for a nap in between.