Beater Licken' Good!

This is a little late but here it is! Life has been busier than usual at the Morrison house. We had an anniversary--12 years, and Addy celebrated her third birthday! We also went camping one last time. For Addy's birthday Apryl and Lexy and I made and decorated cupcakes. We waited to decorate until the boys went to bed, it's just better that way! They were treated though, with a beater from the mixer. This was their first time experiencing the simple joy a beater can bring. Addy, who already knows what it is like to lick a beater, was held over with a spoon dipped in the batter. Now I know all the things everyone thinks about the raw ingredients that are in a batter, but I grew up licking beaters and even eating cookie dough. Was it a great thing to give a kid, who knows?? I am still here. I didn't sit my little people down and hand them the entire bowl of cupcake batter, nor do I give my children an ungodly amount of cookie dough. I just don't see the point in taking life's little pleasures away from my kiddos because a couple of PC people saw some chickens sitting in a cage! Again, I am the biggest animal lover I know, and that is probably true for a lot of people that know me, so don't start thinking that I am insensitive towards the plight of chickens everywhere. I like cage free as much as the next gal! I just don't understand all the fuss that is made by so many parents about the smallest things. My boys and my girls for that matter, are up to date on all of their shots, so thanks for the concern, but cupcake batter and cookie dough are not going to take a back seat to parents who have their kids wearing rubber gloves throughout their childhoods.