happenings

so i was told that i am very behind on the blogging - all i can say is, yep!

here is what we have been doing since christmas.

all around, being crazy!!!...

underwear testing. it's not going so well...

hiking...

spending time with 'ga-ga'. i promise it was happy times...

crafting...

sock hop at small's school. thanks mom for guiding me through a poodle skirt project...

spousal beatings - no, this is the work of a makeup artist (scout merit badge stuff, don't ask)...

loosing (4), growing (for them both) and brushing teeth...

jedi knight training and child care (sometimes at the same time)...

peak awards (excellence award and btw it was pajama day at school).

all in all it has been a pretty busy first quarter.

there, now i don't have to blog until halloween!!

goin' on a baby animal hunt

goin' on a baby animal hunt and i'm not afraid. 'cause i got my ...

binoculars!
and ...

bait!

(aka baby sister. 'tater' was really good but she just can't wait to get in on all the fun and melee. she is 10 1/2 months now and just starting to take a few steps! i thought it best to keep her in the stroller. that way she can't cause to much damage or be carried off by some bird of prey! what would i tell my husband?

on the hunt! today we went to the rocky mountain arsenal nation wildlife refuge. the kids leaned about some of the baby animals found there. when asked what she learned from today's field trip 'small fry' replied, "what did i learn from what?" obviously it was a very memorable experience. when i enquired further, 'small fry' said, "i learned that owlets hop on branches and that the mom hops on branches and that she holds the worms with her beak and when she gets up into the nest she can feed the babies. the momma bird pushes her tummy out to make a roundy, roundy, roundy nest."

insightful! we had a fun time and, no, we didn't see any real baby animals. they had pictures placed around the trail for the kids to find and review what they learned. we went a little further and crossed the board walk probably making the anglers upset yet they smiled politely at us. i think that 'tater' got the most smiles and gave the most too! it was a super cute activity. the kids had discussions, crafts and a hunt! what else could a kid want? oh, except candy. there was none of that.

stamp, color, cut, glue, tape and viola! 'noclars'! (love it that she calls them that!)'small fry' had to have pink.

and here is something that i have been working on. this is 'small fry' when she was about 6 months. i was inspired by some other blogs and had to try my hand at it. i am doing some more for a friend and sooo if you are interested in something like this in your home, let me know and we can figure something out! the picture looks navy blue but it is really a dark gray.

here it is in my living room. the size of this particular piece is 16" x 36" (1 1/4 feet x 3 feet) on pine. you can designate the dimensions, colors, wood, etc. thanks & enjoy.