Pretty pretzels

My "cooker helper" and I made these just for fun. I think she had more chocolate on her face than on the pretzels but they turned out cute. I dipped some for the boys with their favorite football team colors too.

All you need:
Chocolate chips (I used white)
Pretzel rods
Sprinkles

My Helper

People have asked me over the past few years if there was a big difference in having boys and then having a girl. I was pretty convinced that after two boys I was going to be a "boy mom" so when we found out that we were expecting for the 3rd time I just knew it was going to be another little monster boy. How excited was I to find out that I was getting a little girl?! Don't get me wrong, I would have been just fine with another boy but I was pretty tickled having a girl. Up until recently there wasn't much difference in having a boy versus having a girl. When they are newborns they all pretty much just sleep, poop and pee. And they all smell soooo good (except the poop part of course). Then when she became a toddler, with the exception of her distinct fashion sense, she was just like the boys too. Getting into stuff, climbing, throwing fits, etc. There has been one distinct difference though. She's the first one to grab a chair from the table and push it up to the counter. She is always ready and willing to be my helper. Now, I'm not sure if this has anything at all to do with being a girl or not but I'm going to say it is. The boys could care less about standing in a chair, watching cookie dough go round and round by the mixer. Kenly would stand there all day! All I have to do is mention I'm going to bake cookies and here she comes, pushing a chair twice her size. The boys just want the final product, the cookies.

So if you ever get homemade cookies from our house be warned that more than likely she licked the spoon and then stirred with it again. But more than likely, the boys will have eaten them all so you don't have to worry.