fairy garden

We are way overdue for a blog post here. I have many cute pictures and videos that will be flooding the blog very soon. For now I couldn't help but post the fairy garden that the kids and I made this weekend. I have always loved miniature gardens and the kids and I have been talking about making a fairy house for about a year-this was a perfect fit. For more inspiration look here.

Easter morning tradition

We may have started a new tradition-Easter morning t-ball game. The kids had a blast. Charlotte really got it and loved hitting the ball, running around the bases to score on home base, and then taggin people out. Timothy did pretty well too, he is a great hitter as well. Sometimes he forgot where to run so his path between bases was more like a zigzag or an arch. Finally after about 30 minutes, Timothy just wanted to play in the sand. We sure do love having the Park right in our back yard!

dyeing eggs

This activity went so smoothly that we should do it more than once a year. The kids did not fight over any of the accecories, I was truly impressed. We made some beautiful eggs.

the loot

The hunt was mass bedlem! We didn't get any pictues because it was all we could do to keep up with the kids and it was over in less than 1 minute!! The kids wanted to check out their loot right away. Mama was happy that there was no candy :)

waiting for the hunt

City Park hosts an egg hunt every year on the Saturday before Easter. We were out with the 2-5 year old group waiting for it to start. There isn't much hunting for these guys, just all layed out on the grass. We were coming up with strategies to get the most eggs. Charlotte said she would just start picking up the first ones she saw, and Timmy said he would run out to the middle first.

ouch you know that one hurt. he took a big digger over his bulldozer and landed straight on his mouth. he will happily tell anyone about who asks. timothy has been so friendly lately to everyone-greeting with big waves and "hellos".

both charlotte and timothy have been interested in reading. charlotte can read almost the entire 1st book in our early reader set (one and two word sentences of very similar words). she is pretty proud, and so are we. timothy may not be too far behind as he has even more interest in the words than charlotte!

take a picture of this

Kids seem to be directing pictures these days,
and Charlotte wanted a picture of she and Cumberland.

Will somebody please tell me where my sweet baby boy went??
Break my heart, they are both growing up too fast!!

dress up

Oh boy, we have been full of dress up games lately! I have moved the dress up clothes to the play area in the basement and it draws the kids down there much more often. My kids are still not quite convinced that there are no monsters in the basement, but most of the time they don't give it a second thought. They play down there so happily and tend to work out problems better than if I am around. Ahhh a little more quiet around here lately.

park playdate

splashing, sloshing, swinging,

running, hopping, falling,

slipping, and sliding

-all part of a warm winter playdate in city park.

dance party

Last weekend we headed over 2 mountain passes to Victor, Idaho to visit Lauryn, Jordy and Whityn. We had fun hanging around and having a couple dance parties.

pac

We love the Pinedale Aquatic Center.
Here are some shots from a recent trip-very enjoyable for all!!

Happy 4th Birthday Charlotte!!
There is definitely a 4 year old in the house. She has attitude, and serious opinions. She is not afraid to stand up to her parents, or being very dramatic. We are working on humility, giving, and being thankful :)
Charlotte has grown 1 1/2 inches in 1 1/2 months! She is sleeping better than she ever has. She is into cleaning up her room during quiet time (huge bonus for me, she makes the bed and everything), picking out her own outfit, and declaring her favorite color often (which shifts between pink and gold daily). She knows how to write her name and is working on many other letters too. She is still quite the little ballerina, director, performer, storyteller, and joker. Most recently, we have been talking about death, the universe and her spirit. We love you Charlotte and hope you have a wonderful 4th year of life.

We celebrated Charlotte's birthday yesterday with a couple of friends. Charlotte was insistent that everyone wear party attire. When she woke up yesterday morning (the day of her party), she got herself dressed before she even left her room, she then walked straight up to Timothy and said "Please look handsome for my party. Do you have a tie?". She then walked up to me and said "I hope you will remember to wear a dress." She was not letting it go, she asked that I make sure all persons coming to her party were aware of the dress code. We are definitely 4 years old lately.
(Most photos compliments of Blair :)

pillows

I am in love with pillows lately. I have made several because I was not finding what I wanted, and needed some items to tie my decor together and add some texture. Most of the pillows on my bed were made several years ago, as decor for the living room. I moved the pillows to my bedroom to go with my beautiful new quilt made by this wonderful aunt of mine.
Then, I took an old cream zippered sweater and made a new pillow with great texture. I left the zipper on the pillow and it looks really fun!
I was then inspired to make these felt flower pillows to pull together my brown, red, and gray in my living room. Mine are certainly less perfect than hers, but I am satisfied.
If you are looking for more fun, free, online tutorials look here.