Snow Cones

While playing at the park the other day Marinn laid down in the wood chips and started to make a "snow angel". 

She says, "Look Mom!! I'm making a snow cone!" 

I said, "That would be a wood chip angel."

She says, "Taurin come make a snow cone with me!" 

Since I don't ever take my camera to the park here is one in the leaves. Because all blog posts are better with a picture : ) 

Christmas Reindeer Ornament

My mom saw this great idea and so we gave it a try.

Materials:
-Balls of yarn (any size or color)
-Pipe cleaners
-Puff balls
-Googly eyes
-Hot glue
-Ornament hooks

Super easy and fast, and great for the kids! You thread a piece of pipe cleaner through your ball of yarn and bend to your liking. Then, glue on the eyes and nose and wha la! a reindeer!

 Even Shaw got involved... our spare glue stick holder : )

This picture is hilarious! 

Gracie is gonna get ate-en!

Daisy is trying to play with my moms tiny dog named Gracie. 

Marinn whispers to me, "Mom, Gracie is gonna get ate-en!.... Because Daisy likes to eat dogs!"

Where do my kids come up with this stuff? 

Spit-tastic!

Shaw has officially mastered the art of the spit bubble.

He says, "Maaa Maaaa Maaa" as he makes bubble after bubble. 

If you start just saying "Maa Maaa Maaa" he will automatically start producing bubbles. 

I love my boy!

Toothbrush Addict

Shaw LOVES toothbrushes... 

...he doesn't care if it's his, if it's purple with Dora on it, if it was used to scrub the toilet. If he can find one he will. And he will take off in a sprint to keep it in his mouth just brushing and chewing away. 

Just now he snuck upstairs to the 3rd drawer in the bathroom (which he knows is where the toothbrushes reside) and stole the purple Dora toothbrush. 

I guess this insures that he will always have clean teeth :) 

"The Child Warmer"

After having some nice jacuzzi time with the whole family we were quickly trying to get dried off and in the house... Marinn and Taurin had taken off their suits and were drying off and I look over to see this:

Marinn and Taurin holding on to my moms outdoor heater! 

It was too hilarious to pass up this photo opportunity.  

 Shaw needed a warm up as well.

Who needs a towel straight from the dryer when you have a "Child Warmer"?!?

Turkey Pumpkins

Me and the girls got super motivated today and after some flash cards and practicing writing the letter A we decided to turn some pumpkins into turkeys.  

We downloaded this super cute template and wha la! pumpkin turkeys! 

After placing the pumpkins in the front yard, Taurin saw the wind blowing the feathers of the turkeys and exclaimed, "Our turkeys are going to fly away!!!"