Welcome to Day 3 of Captain of the Kitchen where I will be blogging from the kitchen (my computer is literally in my kitchen) and about the kitchen for 31 days. Before we dive in allow me to introduce you to the gang.

 

I am Natalie, the messy mom. I am the captain and the kitchen is my ship. I decide what we eat, how much we need, how much I’ll spend, how to get the littles to actually consume it etc.

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J is my first mate. The other day he was watching a football game and I asked if he could come help me in the kitchen. He said “Sure as soon as this is over” Several hours later he was watching a different game and I had to ask if he meant the football game or football season. Bu-dum-chhh. In all seriousness J is very helpful in the kitchen and sometimes his culinary skills outshine mine.

Now for a run-through of our 4 little mateys.

Child Number One: Z

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Age: 9 years old.

Kitchen Skills: He is really helpful when it comes to preparing meals or carrying groceries. He also likes to turn the kitchen into his science laboratory, which I welcome until the sink is overflowing with suds from one of his concoctions!

Child Number Two: SJ

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Age 6.

Kitchen Skills: She is my tidy one. She likes to keep things in order I frequently catch her taking out the trash when it is full and then lining the can all without anyone asking her to do so. One time she was wiping down the kitchen counter and had to go to the bathroom. She left her rag and spray and with a stern look she told me. “Don’t finish this. I will be right back” I said “sweetie I have been accused of a lot of things, but finishing someones chore is not one of them.

 

Child Number Three: Ezie

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Age: 4

Kitchen Skills: He can put his dirty dishes in the sink and is notorious for finding hidden junk food. One time with a guilty look he said I did not eat a cookie. I knew something was up because I didn’t ask him or even think that he had! So all I had to do was give him that mom look from under my eye brows and wait. Then he changed his statement to “I did not eat all the cookies”.

 

Child Number Four: Elle

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Age: 10 Months

Kitchen Skills: You know how the family dog is sometimes even more efficient than a Roomba vacuum? Yeah, well that’s pretty much Elle. I am not proud of this fact, but if it falls on the floor it goes in her mouth.

 

That’s all of us. It’s a pretty big crowd for  small kitchen, but we make it work. Tomorrow I’ll give some tips about how to make the most of a small kitchen. See you then.