Ornaments to stitch

Aren't these ornaments simply sweet? Ooh my fingers are itching to stitch. Now if only I could get my cracked, bleeding fingers to heal up so I could stitch. (I do have a new cream I'm going to start using on them, fingers crossed!)

I added this pattern (and her book!) to my Kaboodle list. EH's birthday is coming up next month so I'm going see if there is any camera gear under a few grand listed on his wish list. Okay so I'm kidding, that is so not in our Dave Ramsey budget but it will be fun to check out what he's been adding lately.

His one cent

Moments after the boys had been tucked in bed for the night Ebug opened their door declaring "Emergency, emergency!" He swallowed a penny. He was fine, just sad to have lost it and a little worked up over it. Agent H trailed in to ask what the problem was and being the sensitive big brother that he is started to tear up at the thought that it was one of HIS pennies. Ebug wants to know how it's going to get out, so I explained in as much of a "no big deal" voice as possible. Instead, he suggested I become a baby and go inside his tummy to get it out. Hmm . . . that stems from a conversation we had this week about how he thinks he has a baby in his tummy. Yah well, lots of fluids and fiber and we hope to have success in a couple of days.

Lovely Easter Printables

There are some lovely Easter printables over at Matha Stewart. I think I see some chicks and bunnies paper chains in my future.

Tea for me

She sat with ladies and drank tea from a delicate tea cup.

Today.

Me.

It was bliss.

Tot Activities

Ebug and I have been having tons of fun doing ACTIVITIES! together. (Hearing him wrap his little 3 year old tongue around the word "activities" is enough fun in itself for me.

These are my FAVORITE activity books ever!! First Steps Workbooks by Kumon. We have the Let's Sticker and Paste book. The pages are filled with cute critters that you progressively peel and stick, and snip and glue. One of the best parts is that they are super easy to pick up at Target!

I love sticker books! However they are thoroughly confusing for a tyke to figure out what goes where and the fight to keep those pages open is impossible. I cut the pages out of our newest book. I know, gasp! and horror! It completely goes against my grain to mutilate a book of any kind. But I'm telling you it was wonderful. I filed them into a plastic expanding file folder and now they await our next stickering adventure.

Finally I've been gleaning a few ideas from my favorite tot blog ever! 1+1+1=1. I'm going to wait until I take the time to take pictures though so you can see the fun first-hand. :) By the way 1+1+1=1 has started a new blog called Totally Tots. Crafting, faith, healthy eating inspiration and more goodies!

The Tooth Fairy is In

First one tooth, and now another. A note, some glimmer spray, a couple coins and Agent H is caught up in the magic of growing up.

Feeling chatty

Agent H was feeling chatty as we visited with our pastor after the sermon tonight. He discussed being the big brother and all that that entails and just as we were about to leave, he thought he'd throw this in for conversation:

"You know, my brother here (thumbing to Ebug) gets a treat whenever he goes BM on the toilet."

I think it took a moment to sink in that he did indeed just discuss potty training with the pastor. Ebug then felt the need to follow that up with an invitation to our weekly pizza/movie night. I guess we'll need to work on what is and isn't polite conversation.

** As a side note: Ebug has now successfully earned 2 of the previously mentioned treats!**

Facepainting

I love this KLUTZ facepainting book.












Agent H as a tiger















Ebug as a superhero

Use the Force

While attempting to discuss the budget with EH I was forced to endure this instead. I wish I could use "The Force" on the budget.

Salad + guac = bliss

I know it's weird but I am not usually a salad dressing fan. Then I heard about using guacamole dolloped on top. Looooove it! However, I'm the only guac eater in the house so I don't usually bother making it. Then a friend introduced me to Wholly Guacamomle. It's a packaged guac that you would find at the grocery store. It's also organic, freezable, and a good price at my Costco!

I Pray

"I pray because I
can't help myself

I pray because I'm
helpless, I'm broken

I pray because the need
flows out of me all the time,
waking and sleeping.

It doesn't change God
it changes me."

C.S. Lewis

Lent Observation Week 1

We have a basket filled with 40 different activities that will encourage ways for us to observe Lent - as suggested in the book that I posted about a few days ago. Here are some of the things we've been doing.

Wednesday: We cleaned the patio window (the Israelites cleaned to prepare for Passover)
Thursday: Find something purple and talk about the royalty of Christ
Friday: EH washed our feet and we washed his (as Jesus washed the feet of his disciples)
Saturday: Talked about Jesus being the Lamb of God and glued cotton balls to paper plates to make little lambs
Sunday: Practiced the Easter greeting "Jesus is Risen!" "Risen Indeed!" (Actually I guess you're not supposed to observe on Sunday but I forgot . . . opps!)

After each activity the boys go color in a piece of fruit on their Lenten Tree posters, also from the book. This has been such a meaningful way for us anticipate the coming of Easter.

I'm on my way over to LapbookLessons looking for material to do an Easter themed lapbook. I'm loving the paper version of the Resurrection Eggs that I saw and can't wait for us to pull out our own eggs to go along with this.

Note: I just found out that the Lent book is posted as free over at the author's website.

Hand Wash, Car Wash

In an effort to defeat the onslaught of cold and flu germs we invented the one, the only, HAND WASH CAR WASH! There is a member of our family (pictured) who is tired of washing his hands. Yes those would be socks dangling from his head . . . he does a wonderful puppy impression.

Operation instructions: insert one hand into each end of the car wash (box), the cleaner (Burt's Bees hand sanitizer) is sprayed in through one of the "windows" and the washee rubs and scrubs. Sparkling clean or at least . . . cleaner and there were no tears to be had.