Lilly has been at the stage where she likes to ‘help’ for quite awhile now, but lately she actually has been…well, kind of helpful!  She loves being in the kitchen (the learning tower is a life saver), where she washes small items in the sink and helps with cooking and baking.  Lilly is especially good at making kale chips.  I wash the kale and hand it to Lilly, who shakes it dry, tears it in to small pieces, and places them in a bowl.  She loves sprinkling the kale with salt and squeezing lemon over it, and she actually eats the finished product (I doubt she would if she weren’t involved in making them)!  It’s fun to have her help with baking as well.  Lately we’ve made cookies and banana bread – I try to bake once a day with her because it keeps her busy and happy.  We might have a little chef on our hands!