Daily dose of cuteness!

Everyone can take a deep breath and relax now. Maggie Anne has assured me that she won't be getting married for a really, really, really long time. She really wants to know who she will marry and is quite convinced that I know who it is, but finally accepted that we have to wait and see.

I had several solid-color Old Navy shirts (and picked up a few more on sale) so that MIL Pam could work her magic and put amazing designs on them. They are all perfect, but Maggie Anne chose this one first because it has her "secret flower" on it. 

Our crew took to calling Magnolia trees "Maggie trees" long ago, so she recognizes the flowers easily and knew this shirt belonged to her. :-)

This morning we had snow flurries on the ride to school. When we got out of the van, I was showing Maggie Anne the beautiful perfect snowflakes that we falling (remember, we usually just get ice - these were actual snowflakes). She looked and told me, "Yes, but it can stop now."

I was not responding quickly enough to Maggie Anne's request for my presence in the bathroom just now.  In her frustration, she exclaimed, "Mama Anne Maher!" When I asked her what she said, she said, "Well, that's your name!"

Maggie Anne has affectionately named these things Crazy Sticks. They are like Maher-kid crack.

Updated Banana Ice Cream

I posted before my success with banana ice cream - you can find it by clicking the "Recipes" label at the bottom of this post - and tonight we made it even better. 

I processed the frozen bananas as usual, but then I added a heaping teaspoon of honey-flavored creamy peanut butter and a handful of chocolate chips. I processed the peanut butter until well combined, then Maggie Anne threw in the chocolate chips thru the lid of the processor. Some of the chips got broken up, but others stayed whole. It was some fun texture in there. Kids LOVED it!

Now any time we have bananas that are past their prime, I peel them and throw them in a freezer bag to freeze for this treat.