Where are the Flowers?

It's Spring right? I want to see flowers in my yard, but all I see out my window is SNOW! I'm growing very impatient. So I made this frame.

a FAIRY wonderful day

Happy birthday to our Molly-girl!!!

She has been waiting for this day with anticipation and excitement since Christmas was over, and it didn't disappoint. She had such a fun birthday and was definitely one happy little fairy. We had a party with her little friends and they were all so cute. The girls all got fairy wings and skirts and did lots of dancing. They decorated wands, played fairy games (musical flowers, sleepy fairies, & fairy freeze tag), and of course had cupcakes and presents. Now we have dolls and pink everywhere, several new choking hazards, and she has already started to plan next years big day. We love you Molly.

I didn't know that I bought trick candles for her cake and it was pretty funny watching her try to blow them out. Actually I think it is kind-of a good idea because it gave me time to get lots of pictures.

I got the idea for the fairy party here. And the wings & skirts were so inexpensive, yet surprisingly really nice. All in all it was a fairy good day!

Bath-time intruder

Mitch loves baths! I mean what baby doesn't? So he was a little jealous tonight when his sister got one and he didn't. I put Molly in her special oatmeal bath (cause that's how we roll around here, 3 yr old spa treatments!) right after dinner and went back to the kitchen. I knew Mitch was in the bathroom but figured there was no way he could get into the tub. A few min later I hear a big splash, but no worries cause there is no way that Mitch could climb into the tub? Seconds later I hear Molly call out "Mitchy is in the bath with me!"

Yep! He climbed into the tub! Seriously, nothing is safe around here.

Just to show the height of our tub, and why I mistakenly thought he couldn't climb in.

Just in time

I've been working on this wreath for a few weeks now and I'm happy to say that I finished it just in time for the first snow fall of spring. Yep! It's going to snow tomorrow! Aaaahh!!! Enough already. Well at least it is spring inside my house, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we will be outside enjoying the SUNSHINE very, very soon!

Oh, and if anyone is wondering where the pastel felt came from, (cause if you've ever looked in the store for some you will know that there is no such thing!)

I got half of the colors from my amazingly organized mother who just happened to have a plethora of felt that she so willingly and lovingly sent my way!!! Thanks mom:) and the rest I dyed myself with food coloring. found here. I used acrylic felt from Joann's instead of wool felt and I didn't get as good of results. But I like the outcome, and it makes me happy to look at even if it's snowing outside.

Be Specific

The kids found some boxes today and were pretending they were "houses." Trying to make it even more fun I gave Molly some markers and said "Why don't you go and decorate your house." (pointing to her BOX) Then I went back to making them lunch. Molly called excitedly through the window for me to come look at how pretty she had made "her house" look. I came outside to find this!!

Lesson learned... Be very specific when telling your 3 year old that they can color their house. Thankfully the markers were washable and came right off, but not without many, many tears of a sad little girl after realizing her mistake. I'm sure it didn't help that I was laughing at her out of cuteness while she bawled.

more cheerios please

Mitch has been really fun lately. He is clapping and waving and getting closer to walking everyday! Yikes!! He is a really good eater, and by that I mean he loves to eat!! Usually he acts like he can't shove his cheerios in his mouth fast enough. And when the food runs out he bangs his tiny fists on his tray until there is more. He is such a happy fun kid who can always make me smile.

This is the only way I can ever get anything done.

And this is what it usually looks like when I'm making dinner.

He is a crawling disaster. Good thing he's so cute!

On a side note I had a wonderful 29th b-day this week. I got a shiny new saw and have way too many projects in mind I don't know where to start!?!?!!

I thought my mom would like this picture :)