Cupcake therapy

Since Ladybug started kindergarten last week, her mood has been in direct correlation with how much time I spend with her. Even though she seems to genuinely enjoy her mornings at kindergarten (we bring her home by lunch), the transition still seems to be pretty emotionally challenging for her. I guess the fact that daddy leaves her there all by herself is still a little scary for a tiny little person and some mornings she still cries and says she doesn’t want to go because daddy will leave after he drops her off. Other days she won’t even notice daddy’s gone because she has made great friends who she’s really excited to play with. So it’s kind of bittersweet and I’ve been noticing she appreciates our one-on-one time even more now that daycare is a part of her everyday life. Because we had a huge ton of new sprinkles (thanks, Miramii!), we decided to spend Friday night baking cupcakes. We used a recipe we’ve tried and loved before (link HERE) and they came out juuust as delicious as they usually do. I spontaneously threw together a really yummie peppermint frosting with some whipped cream, mascarpone, a few drops of peppermint oil and a teensy drop of red food coloring to spice things up a little. Pinkie Pie sure would’ve been proud of us!

// Sellest ajast, kui kroonprintsess eelmisel nädalal lasteaeda läks, on tema tuju olnud otseses seoses sellega, kui palju aega ma temaga aktiivselt koos veedan. Vaatamata sellele, et lasteaiahommikud (toome ta lõunauneks koju) talle siiralt meeldivat näivad, on üleminek lasteaia-elule siiski tema jaoks emotsionaalselt keeruline. Ilmselt on ühe väikese inimese jaoks siiski hirmus, et issi viib ta kusagile ja läheb ise minema. Mõnipäev ei pane ta issi lahkumist põhimõtteliselt tähelegi, sest tal on juba lasteaias suurepärased sõbrad, kellega mängimist ta hirmsasti ootab. Kokkuvõttes on see lasteaiavärk tema jaoks täna veel üks kibemagus kogemus ning olen tähele pannud, et praegu on meie üks-ühele koosveedetud aeg tema jaoks eriti olulise tähtsusega. Kuna meil on suuur hunnik uusi lahedaid nonparelle (aitäh, Miramii!), otsustasime reede õhtu tassikooke küpsetades veeta. Kasutasime retsepti, mida oleme varemgi proovinud ja jumaldanud ega pidanud pettuma – ka seekordsed koogid said täiesti taevalikud. Viskasin muffinitele katteks kokku piparmündikreemi (piparmünt + šokolaad… mmm…), milles osalesid vahukoor, mascarpone, paar tilka piparmündiessentsi ja tilluke sorts punast toiduvärvi, et asja huvitavamaks teha. Roosa Pirukas oleks meie üle raudselt uhke olnud!