Today marks the first official day of summer break for us! It’s Monday and we didn’t have to be out the door early (Praise Jesus!)…although my kids didn’t get the memo and still woke with the sun! (Lord, turn my water to coffee) But I was allowed a lazy morning in my bathrobe. About mid-morning I was struck with the …
Making Lemonade
The boys have recently enjoyed watching a LeapFrog episode that teaches counting numbers and math as the characters make lemonade for their lemonade stand. So naturally when the boys saw Nana’s tree full of beautiful bright yellow Meyer lemons, lemonade had to be made. I decided to let them control the whole “experiment,” though I did cut the lemons. They …
Memory Making Messes
Usually my life as a mother consists of containing the mess. Cleaning the mess. Wondering where in the world that mess came from and generally just embracing the mess. Then there comes the days where I take part in making the messes. Yes, it’s usually few and far in between, but when those days come, it’s always memorable. This past …
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Water coloring in the bathtub
We love to paint. We love bath time. So painting IN the bath was like a mind blowing experience (even though it wasn’t the first time) Here they are before the magic happened Poor Emmy girl got a paint tray dumped on her! it was fun. They got messy and clean at the same time! And although my bathroom (and …
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My Giant Cross Stitch Rose
I love to cross stitch. Am I good at it? Not particularly, but I find it strangely calming, probably just my OCD and my love for counting stitches. I’ve had this Pin on my Crafty board for awhile for a big painted cross stitch rose from blogger Alison at Whimseybox.com and I love how it turned out! But I wanted to …
Rainy Day Activities
It is always a wonderful thing to see God answer prayers….and prayers for rain have been a common one around here. Even my boys have prayed for rain. Then God opened the Heavens and BAM! We have rain. The first day of rain after a dry spell is always so refreshing. I love the smell of freshly rained on cement …