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Thursday, January 30, 2014

My girl met Origami yesterday.

It was love at first sight and we folded up a mess of origami hearts (one of the easiest objects to make out there).  Loved watching those determined little fingers do their thing!  She caught on so quickly.  Daddy got a lesson on how to do it at dinner last night.  :)


 She made a garland for her kindergarten teacher.
 I made a garland for my mantle.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Playing nicely. Gotta snap one while it lasts.


Saturday Work....

Tipi building.... 
 Tipi playing....with Beaux, who loves the tipi.


 Some exercise.


 Sunshine.
 Putting up the bluebird house.


 A helper at hand ready should assistance be needed:
 Check out the door for cleaning it out!
 Of course she has to use the ladder, too.
 Cleaning out the old house:

 Dried up annule:
 Double-decker wasp nest (vacant):
There was also a big sparrow nest.  Had all sorts of interesting stuff in it--hair, moss, string, yarn, grass....

Quinn put all these items (nest, wasp nest and dried lizard) into a container and took it to school.  I told Matt that not many kindergarten teachers would receive those treasures with the kind of joy that Quinn's did.  Our girl is definitely in the right school!  Her class ohhh-ed and ahhhh-ed over the items and they'll go on the nature shelf for closer examination.

X Men Marathon

Matt got a trilogy or four-a-gy?  or something like that of X men movies.  I've never seen em, so we've spent many a night on the couch under blankets (maybe eating cupcakes....) watching those movies.

This guy....

Got his own satchel, too.  After all, he has a fairy garden to fill! 
 We found an old duck pillowcase at the Goodwill that worked perfectly for his fabric.  He saw it and said, "Please sew me this for my satchel, Mama."  There was no way I could resist.  :)
He was supposed to be putting away his laundry.  Instead he laid on the floor in his undies and played and sang.  
 He saw a pile of logs Daddy had left out in the yard.  Beeline for his chainsaw.
 He stops by my fountain for a sip any chance he gets.

 And he is still into the tools hardcore.  The best news ever is when Daddy says he can work in the "ga-juh."


Shops up a storm with the little carts and Trader Joe's.  He also loves the Goodwill and begs to go there.  Boy after my own heart.


The view from our side.

My kids love our next door neighbors and holler over at them every time they pull into their driveway.  Their teenage daughters are so good about coming over and talking to my kids.  Makes their day!

Breakfast Picnic

 A few weeks back some of our favorite friends were in town and we went together on a breakfast picnic.  We hiked into the woods with donuts, coffee, juice, etc. 

 The kids had so much fun playing together and us adults even got to talk a bit!
 "Mama, can you hold my fossil?  I need to hold his hand."
Ever since this day Beck has wanted to have a sword, too.  Mr. D is one cool cat.  :)

 They were super excited about these "fossils" they found out in the woods!

Paint snow.








White paint on blue paper.  With glitter, of course!

Quinn's circus training.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Bunnywearing.