"i makin' eggs"

occaisionally, hana gets to help mommy cook. one of her favorite meals to help with is scrambled eggs. i've been trying to teach her about the gentle touch required when breaking eggs but i really underestimated how nuanced that whole thing can be... i mean, we teach her to be gentle (she even knows the sign for it) but that's usually in the context of petting the cat or not hitting other kids. so the first time i demonstrated how to break an egg, i told her that we must be very gentle, and then i lightly tapped the egg on the side of the bowl and emptied the contents. when it was hana's turn to try, she petted the egg and then crushed it in her hand. i guess to her, gentle and breaking something are more consecutive operations, than simultaneous.

as you can see, we also work with her on scrambling the eggs in such a way as to leave some in the bowl.