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A little artsy smartsy, a little of life's daily adventures, and a whole lot of love.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-41632248301169260082012-07-02T12:58:00.000-07:002012-07-20T12:58:29.261-07:00LEGO builders extraordinaire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-18662956813475461532012-07-02T11:39:00.000-07:002012-07-02T11:39:04.575-07:00My Bookworm Buddy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have a pattern all worked out.<br />
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picture book together-chapter's worth on our own-picture book together-chapter's worth on our own<br />
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I kind of suck at enforcing bedtime, his and my own. Oh, well. <br />
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"I just have a little pile." Yeah, me too, buddy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-2168989194262957512012-02-04T16:17:00.000-08:002012-02-04T16:35:46.614-08:00Perler Bead MagnetsI l-ooo-ved playing with perler beads when I was younger. Turns out, I still do.<br /><br />It was CB's idea to bust the beads out this morning, but I stayed at it long after they had moved on to other endeavors.<br /><br />CB made a star so she could sing Twinkle Twinkle to it every night while she is lying in her bed and BBD made a "friend snake".<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jMiMJVVM6Vo/Ty3OhDV7jyI/AAAAAAAAH_U/5Uzzkl-EgUQ/s1600/Dec%2BJan%2BFeb%2B211.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jMiMJVVM6Vo/Ty3OhDV7jyI/AAAAAAAAH_U/5Uzzkl-EgUQ/s400/Dec%2BJan%2BFeb%2B211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705443370176581410" border="0" /></a><br />I made magnets.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SHJkuEuuI3w/Ty3M6tD99-I/AAAAAAAAH-8/J-C-lAf1Ui4/s1600/Dec%2BJan%2BFeb%2B209.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SHJkuEuuI3w/Ty3M6tD99-I/AAAAAAAAH-8/J-C-lAf1Ui4/s400/Dec%2BJan%2BFeb%2B209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705441611849005026" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">That is a panda, ninjas, and butterflies unless you were uncertain.</span><br /></div><br />I also made photo corners, but my magnets are too big so I need some smaller ones to complete them.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WvbUMISubpI/Ty3N7s_AJpI/AAAAAAAAH_I/u5G6G4Gk74I/s1600/Dec%2BJan%2BFeb%2B212.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WvbUMISubpI/Ty3N7s_AJpI/AAAAAAAAH_I/u5G6G4Gk74I/s400/Dec%2BJan%2BFeb%2B212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705442728519673490" border="0" /></a>AND they glow in the dark.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-69494907075120574462012-02-04T15:30:00.000-08:002012-02-04T16:04:58.402-08:00Valentine Swap: The GivingI participated in the Valentine Swap organized by <a href="http://www.auntpeaches.com/2012/01/valentine-swap-2012-you-in.html">Aunt Peaches</a>. I am so glad she did this. I thoroughly enjoyed making them and waiting to see to who and where I would be sending them. I can't wait to see the Valentines I will receive in the mailbox!<br /><br />While I made my Valentines, I put out a smorgasbord of Valentine-y materials for my kiddos as well.<br /><br />Here they are with their finished creations:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TiW-g_VmzQE/Ty3BmVWafrI/AAAAAAAAH-Y/JBr3HHx_UR4/s1600/CB%2BValentines.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TiW-g_VmzQE/Ty3BmVWafrI/AAAAAAAAH-Y/JBr3HHx_UR4/s400/CB%2BValentines.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705429167258631858" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ThMcLpan22U/Ty3A301B5qI/AAAAAAAAH-M/zOS01DdA2KY/s1600/BBD%2Bvalentines.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ThMcLpan22U/Ty3A301B5qI/AAAAAAAAH-M/zOS01DdA2KY/s400/BBD%2Bvalentines.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705428368254690978" border="0" /></a><br />Here are mine:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AJ6V71B-nLo/Ty3CXFvebBI/AAAAAAAAH-k/8m2SHg1Z7Lo/s1600/Dec%2BJan%2BFeb%2B203.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AJ6V71B-nLo/Ty3CXFvebBI/AAAAAAAAH-k/8m2SHg1Z7Lo/s400/Dec%2BJan%2BFeb%2B203.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705430004882369554" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I stamped, colored, and applied glitter glue.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Oh, and I used pop up dots because I love them.</span><br /><br /></div>I also included a punny Valentine wish:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t6YC_6i2I78/Ty2_xTlSr2I/AAAAAAAAH-A/VPPojTd2PXw/s1600/Dec%2BJan%2BFeb%2B213.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t6YC_6i2I78/Ty2_xTlSr2I/AAAAAAAAH-A/VPPojTd2PXw/s400/Dec%2BJan%2BFeb%2B213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705427156739469154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />{I can't show you my made-for-family ones...not yet}<br /><br />I am seriously hoping this can be a new tradition. I love it so.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-86836025965046753232011-11-27T20:48:00.001-08:002011-11-27T20:50:55.353-08:00Shutterfly<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="width:425px; height:494px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetTop" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/top.gif);"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetCenter" style="height:482px; padding: 0 6px 0 6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bg.gif); background-repeat:repeat-y;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewLogo" style="width: 105px; height: 34px; padding: 14px 0 0 14px;"><img src="http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/logo.gif" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;" /></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewContainer" style="height:350px; text-align:center; padding: 0;"><a href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0Qbt2LZu2ZsXPw&cid=SFLYOCWIDGET&eid=118"><img src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/prs/v1/0Qbt2LZu2Zsb/0Qbt2LZu2Zsbc0/p/67b0de21b3127d902548/JPEG/1322455641000/0/" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;" /></a></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewMessageContainer" style="height:55px; background-color:#f4f4e9; text-align:center; padding: 15px 0 15px 0; line-height: 19px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewTitle" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 15px; color: #333333; font-weight: bold;"><span>Photo Card</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewViewCollection" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px; color: #333333;"><span>View the entire <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery" style="color: #6666cc;">collection</a> of cards.<br /><br /><br />Pretty pleased with our card.<br /></span></div></div></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetBottom" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bottom.gif);"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-83317932882723871362011-11-24T11:18:00.001-08:002011-11-24T11:19:53.856-08:00Thankful for<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IF2FZZhp-R4/Ts6Y0Tz13yI/AAAAAAAAHg4/87igZD79YCc/s1600/CB%2Bthankful.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IF2FZZhp-R4/Ts6Y0Tz13yI/AAAAAAAAHg4/87igZD79YCc/s400/CB%2Bthankful.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678644204599107362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NIsYweoDD3w/Ts6YuJId1NI/AAAAAAAAHgs/4xz4QrKwv0A/s1600/BBD%2Bthankful.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NIsYweoDD3w/Ts6YuJId1NI/AAAAAAAAHgs/4xz4QrKwv0A/s400/BBD%2Bthankful.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678644098653607122" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-36155970578901736382011-10-22T08:08:00.001-07:002011-10-22T10:02:27.231-07:00Flower Petal SuncatchersWe gathered flowers from our garden.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R1U7ENOX6vE/TqLci5WdzLI/AAAAAAAAHIQ/bm91QB0HedM/s1600/Sept%2Band%2BOct%2B11%2B046.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R1U7ENOX6vE/TqLci5WdzLI/AAAAAAAAHIQ/bm91QB0HedM/s400/Sept%2Band%2BOct%2B11%2B046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666333773254216882" border="0" /></a>My daughter wanted to do this outside which made the project even more enjoyable.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UVlH44ntw2I/TqLz8VKU-8I/AAAAAAAAHIc/XfCKy7nNmmo/s1600/Sept%2Band%2BOct%2B11%2B050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UVlH44ntw2I/TqLz8VKU-8I/AAAAAAAAHIc/XfCKy7nNmmo/s400/Sept%2Band%2BOct%2B11%2B050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666359498983668674" border="0" /></a>We pulled off the petals and got creating by placing them onto clear contact paper. We sandwiched the petals with another piece of clear contact paper and cut around the edges. We then taped them in the window.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-24IkwTRkgcY/TqL1li7a7NI/AAAAAAAAHIo/PsqCS7yUDJU/s1600/petal%2Bsuncatchers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-24IkwTRkgcY/TqL1li7a7NI/AAAAAAAAHIo/PsqCS7yUDJU/s400/petal%2Bsuncatchers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666361306565504210" border="0" /></a>I was pretty pleased with my butterflies.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yrX_8dc17rc/TqL14VJxYFI/AAAAAAAAHI0/frTGdPD6qFo/s1600/Sept%2Band%2BOct%2B11%2B055.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yrX_8dc17rc/TqL14VJxYFI/AAAAAAAAHI0/frTGdPD6qFo/s400/Sept%2Band%2BOct%2B11%2B055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666361629285113938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Please note: The beauty of this project is temporary. The petals will still wilt.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inspiration for this project was found at </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://artfulparent.typepad.com/artfulparent/2011/05/flower-stained-glass-door.html">The Artful Parent</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-44919038458968760132011-08-08T09:21:00.000-07:002011-08-14T08:33:27.398-07:00Explosive ArtWe made some explosive art using paint, baking soda, and vinegar in baggies. Directions found <a href="http://shareandremember.blogspot.com/2011/07/pop-paintings.html">here</a> at Share and Remember.
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<br />It was really neat.
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<br />But following the recipe and staying on the paper were only the beginning. Free for all is more our style.
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<br />After making several exploding baggies, CB declared, "And now, I'm going to experiment."
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<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MuzDhFkHrPc/TkfgsqDQCNI/AAAAAAAAG6c/WuJiF2Ubzzs/s1600/Aug%2B11%2B034.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MuzDhFkHrPc/TkfgsqDQCNI/AAAAAAAAG6c/WuJiF2Ubzzs/s400/Aug%2B11%2B034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640724116111624402" border="0" /></a>And they both did their own thing.
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<br />CB: It's thick. I didn't add in much vinegar. I added in lots of baking soda.
<br />I'm being a scientist.
<br />And for the grand finale!
<br />The purple is the star of the show!
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<br />BBD: I'm mixin'.
<br />This needs some red. {insert each and every color}
<br />I need more vinegar.
<br />I need more baking soda.
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<br />The paper became rather obsolete.
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-49619904356963710892011-08-05T11:36:00.000-07:002011-08-05T12:20:09.825-07:00Sewing For Sweet DreamsI have not sewn with a sewing machine since high school, when I took Home Ec from a crazy lady in a hideous wig.<br /><br />My avoidance was mostly due to an irrational fear of the bobbin.<br /><br />But a friend was trusting enough to let me borrow her machine so I faced my fears and another friend took the time to patiently run me back through the basics.<br /><br />Kelli did not don a crazy lady wig and she taught me a magical bobbin threading slight of hand. The relearning process was not traumatic like I had been mentally preparing myself for.<br /><br />I even fixed a few hiccups all by myself <span style="font-style: italic;">without</span> panicking.<br /><br />As soon as CB saw what I was fiddling around with, she requested a sleeping bag for her beloved mermaid Barbie doll.<br /><br />Being just recently reacquainted with the sewing machine, our sleeping bags do not have zippers. The small children do not care. And I threw in some matching pillows to cushion <span style="font-size:85%;">{I am sew punny!}</span> any disappointment, had it arisen.<br /><br />I had some lovely assistants.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-45N5YLjfedA/Tjw1PItTW3I/AAAAAAAAG3g/yJQqCTqmreg/s1600/Sew%2B005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-45N5YLjfedA/Tjw1PItTW3I/AAAAAAAAG3g/yJQqCTqmreg/s400/Sew%2B005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637439367712824178" border="0" /></a>They helped stuff their own pillows.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9DDwfAFoVNc/Tjw21Eb5jJI/AAAAAAAAG3o/zeE4ao0hQAQ/s1600/Sew%2B009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9DDwfAFoVNc/Tjw21Eb5jJI/AAAAAAAAG3o/zeE4ao0hQAQ/s400/Sew%2B009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637441118912744594" border="0" /></a>The mermaids thanked me and rushed off to take a nap in their new designer gifts.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4J6vBvwvSvs/Tjw4lwClrLI/AAAAAAAAG3w/s6imDF5ZH98/s1600/Sew%2B011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4J6vBvwvSvs/Tjw4lwClrLI/AAAAAAAAG3w/s6imDF5ZH98/s400/Sew%2B011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637443054763093170" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOda8zRgG_Q/Tjw5ffZx9CI/AAAAAAAAG34/oVpn1v4mb3A/s1600/Sew%2B014.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOda8zRgG_Q/Tjw5ffZx9CI/AAAAAAAAG34/oVpn1v4mb3A/s400/Sew%2B014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637444046729376802" border="0" /></a>Naturally, a story and lullabies were required.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3z4FfqtdAYU/Tjw92lDlPeI/AAAAAAAAG4A/KJ6aiVs1uY4/s1600/story.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3z4FfqtdAYU/Tjw92lDlPeI/AAAAAAAAG4A/KJ6aiVs1uY4/s400/story.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637448841430384098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxiIt63rtzwocRGhrAU988hHlKpYYv-w0vtzSs-ppm1K-WitScUhzGQPlPR8OPBukU05VXp6PSC5NGObViIUw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-10311111062464628102011-07-27T08:33:00.000-07:002011-07-27T08:34:44.419-07:00Hide and Seek<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zAobGRBW3M0/Ti7O9buIAqI/AAAAAAAAGwo/bpJGrV2yBSE/s1600/hiding.jpg"><br /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CZ02tdbXv98/TjArPjp_ytI/AAAAAAAAGxQ/byioUa6-Hb0/s1600/counting%2Btree.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CZ02tdbXv98/TjArPjp_ytI/AAAAAAAAGxQ/byioUa6-Hb0/s800/counting%2Btree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634050680109910738" border="0" /></a>CB found a great hiding spot. Daddy had to call "olly olly oxen free".<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OUpYDcj3CNM/Ti7OO2PE4eI/AAAAAAAAGwg/NDIQqiw8jeA/s1600/July%2B11%2B542.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OUpYDcj3CNM/Ti7OO2PE4eI/AAAAAAAAGwg/NDIQqiw8jeA/s400/July%2B11%2B542.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633666938359308770" border="0" /></a>BBD was visible as soon as you stepped around the counting tree.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ykZ7H6oY6zA/Ti7QaAkU_TI/AAAAAAAAGxI/sOI_B7fdDok/s1600/July%2B11%2B581.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ykZ7H6oY6zA/Ti7QaAkU_TI/AAAAAAAAGxI/sOI_B7fdDok/s400/July%2B11%2B581.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633669329134615858" border="0" /></a>Hiding together<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zAobGRBW3M0/Ti7O9buIAqI/AAAAAAAAGwo/bpJGrV2yBSE/s1600/hiding.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zAobGRBW3M0/Ti7O9buIAqI/AAAAAAAAGwo/bpJGrV2yBSE/s400/hiding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633667738695631522" border="0" /></a><br />Searching<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1LXVpMb81fQ/TjAtc_6ResI/AAAAAAAAGxY/KT3wf1NvWQw/s1600/July%2B11%2B532.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1LXVpMb81fQ/TjAtc_6ResI/AAAAAAAAGxY/KT3wf1NvWQw/s400/July%2B11%2B532.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634053110055926466" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qr81XIYfMZA/TjAtwlNUR0I/AAAAAAAAGxg/k-IqJePy8v8/s1600/July%2B11%2B534.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qr81XIYfMZA/TjAtwlNUR0I/AAAAAAAAGxg/k-IqJePy8v8/s400/July%2B11%2B534.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634053446485428034" border="0" /></a>"Found you" faces<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nryc9Ksrsm8/Ti7PJVSLp7I/AAAAAAAAGww/-NMvF8SDngs/s1600/July%2B11%2B575.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nryc9Ksrsm8/Ti7PJVSLp7I/AAAAAAAAGww/-NMvF8SDngs/s400/July%2B11%2B575.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633667943126247346" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndFOlo2baYg/Ti7Pn2SRulI/AAAAAAAAGw4/w2EIf8w4E9M/s1600/July%2B11%2B576.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndFOlo2baYg/Ti7Pn2SRulI/AAAAAAAAGw4/w2EIf8w4E9M/s400/July%2B11%2B576.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633668467381090898" border="0" /></a>All found<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-27PhX8lmrUI/Ti7QPDXen7I/AAAAAAAAGxA/RBvz0OScOb4/s1600/July%2B11%2B577.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-27PhX8lmrUI/Ti7QPDXen7I/AAAAAAAAGxA/RBvz0OScOb4/s400/July%2B11%2B577.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633669140907466674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">ps</span><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">this is the gazebo where we were married</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-82429838008019879342011-07-23T07:53:00.000-07:002011-07-29T07:40:48.972-07:00Big Eye Puppets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D2O-IeVfwCY/TirifpRqMtI/AAAAAAAAGvM/HYrQqjAkBB0/s1600/big%2Beye%2Bpuppets.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D2O-IeVfwCY/TirifpRqMtI/AAAAAAAAGvM/HYrQqjAkBB0/s400/big%2Beye%2Bpuppets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632563317263971026" border="0" /></a><br />These puppets are ridiculously easy to make and ridiculously fun to play with.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rHdnYifJupY/TirkKvwZlLI/AAAAAAAAGvU/0xRmE_tw2KI/s1600/big%2Beye%2Bfunny.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rHdnYifJupY/TirkKvwZlLI/AAAAAAAAGvU/0xRmE_tw2KI/s400/big%2Beye%2Bfunny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632565157249520818" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JdRgh_etrDE/Tirg3u5AThI/AAAAAAAAGvE/87aydYxzi-Y/s1600/July%2B11%2B327.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JdRgh_etrDE/Tirg3u5AThI/AAAAAAAAGvE/87aydYxzi-Y/s400/July%2B11%2B327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632561532064779794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was inspired by <a href="http://www.favecrafts.com/Crafting-with-Kids/buddy-up-wtih-your-finger-friends">Fave Crafts</a>.<br /><br />I like the soft texture of the pom pons over Styrofoam and went for simplistic over fancy-fied, but the openendness and ease of design is the beauty of these bad boys.<br /><br />I simply put hot glue on the end of a pipe cleaner and smooshed it into the pom pon. Repeat and hot glue on some large wiggle eyes. And ta da!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JdLx2gSxjHU/TirlMsfv24I/AAAAAAAAGvk/8UhS2PcMi2A/s1600/July%2B11%2B379.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JdLx2gSxjHU/TirlMsfv24I/AAAAAAAAGvk/8UhS2PcMi2A/s400/July%2B11%2B379.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632566290245737346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WXU1otkq5sI/TirkPQcS3YI/AAAAAAAAGvc/unxN9WDDXMc/s1600/big%2Beye%2Bpeek.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WXU1otkq5sI/TirkPQcS3YI/AAAAAAAAGvc/unxN9WDDXMc/s400/big%2Beye%2Bpeek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632565234743041410" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.theimaginationtree.com/search/label/It%27s%20Playtime" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-de7AY1gAWHc/TaNHHR3P_oI/AAAAAAAAEX8/3j3ykThmpY8/s320/purple-itsplaytime.jpg" border="0" width="150" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><center><a href="http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QlQHXJOQjGk/ThXuzOrCwZI/AAAAAAAABSg/7f15CWNJ7Kk/s1600/blog-001.jpg" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://www.bacontimewiththehungryhypo.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg309/eyeguy42/mylinkupbutton.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a> </center><br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/search/label/show%20and%20tell"><br /><img src="http://www.rememberthemoments.com/images/blog/satbutton.gif" border="0" width="180" height="180" /></a><br /><br /><a border="0" href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://hadfield.smugmug.com/photos/825895175_xmTVA-O.jpg" alt="Join us Saturdays at tatertotsandjello.com for the weekend wrap up party!" /></a><br /><br /></center></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-74824189540172998732011-07-17T20:48:00.000-07:002011-07-17T21:19:21.432-07:00"Mmmm, ice cream time"<div style="text-align: right;">*CB<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6lG9hohg0oc/TiOzjliBM1I/AAAAAAAAGu8/jNIQzEcnyfo/s1600/July%2B11%2B163.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6lG9hohg0oc/TiOzjliBM1I/AAAAAAAAGu8/jNIQzEcnyfo/s400/July%2B11%2B163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630541383094842194" border="0" /></a></div>We picked up some 89 cent ice cream cones from Burger King.<br /><br />BBD was disappointed that chocolate wasn't an option, but not enough that he wanted to share with the little creature he was pretty sure was eying his treat, "This ice cream isn't for you, butterfly!"<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KNwW5TIdWdA/TiOwgmwbCbI/AAAAAAAAGuk/Btw61UmtG4g/s1600/July%2B11%2B160.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KNwW5TIdWdA/TiOwgmwbCbI/AAAAAAAAGuk/Btw61UmtG4g/s400/July%2B11%2B160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630538033349200306" border="0" /></a>Vanilla was totally fine with CB. After her first taste she exclaimed, "I want this recipe!"<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CORn2KN3v14/TiOvV9mquVI/AAAAAAAAGuc/zVCJiL-0FUY/s1600/ice%2Bcream.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CORn2KN3v14/TiOvV9mquVI/AAAAAAAAGuc/zVCJiL-0FUY/s400/ice%2Bcream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630536750992111954" border="0" /></a><br />The ice cream cones got Daddy reminiscing about getting ice cream cones with his grandmother. Sweet.<br /><br />Sometimes life gives you lemons and you can turn them into lemonade.<br /><br />Sometimes your ice cream falls off your cone and you can turn that into a delightful work of art.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yrsjso9aIfc/TiOw3h6FlII/AAAAAAAAGus/QFFjNO-jyro/s1600/July%2B11%2B165.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yrsjso9aIfc/TiOw3h6FlII/AAAAAAAAGus/QFFjNO-jyro/s400/July%2B11%2B165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630538427184551042" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nNmgRHGnLg/TiOyVg05QgI/AAAAAAAAGu0/3W-84fcXaLQ/s1600/ice%2Bcream%2Bart.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nNmgRHGnLg/TiOyVg05QgI/AAAAAAAAGu0/3W-84fcXaLQ/s400/ice%2Bcream%2Bart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630540041802039810" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-75119817332140858992011-07-16T07:08:00.000-07:002011-07-16T10:16:01.679-07:00Crushed Chalk Sidewalk Paint<div>We made sidewalk chalk paint by crushing up chalk bits with a hammer.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3dyJlPl6wss/TiGdPbcU-jI/AAAAAAAAGtU/I1_MC4yolB4/s1600/048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629953897580001842" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3dyJlPl6wss/TiGdPbcU-jI/AAAAAAAAGtU/I1_MC4yolB4/s400/048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The kids delighted in using the hammer all by themselves.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VYumfYjnKFo/TiGhbNvE6TI/AAAAAAAAGts/k1LgvSl8aBM/s1600/046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629958498105485618" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VYumfYjnKFo/TiGhbNvE6TI/AAAAAAAAGts/k1LgvSl8aBM/s400/046.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div>You control the thickness of the paint by how much water you add.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tph5PHq0q-I/TiGhq4VmHYI/AAAAAAAAGt0/uGoyqdMqTsI/s1600/water%2Bcan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 284px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629958767239372162" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tph5PHq0q-I/TiGhq4VmHYI/AAAAAAAAGt0/uGoyqdMqTsI/s400/water%2Bcan.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Note: If you let the 3 year old pour the water all on his own, the paint will be very liquidy.</span><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The kids also used spoons to paint. CB took a drizzling approach, while BBD was into flinging and pouring.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K3UUFn5X4-Y/TiGiW8wVM_I/AAAAAAAAGt8/Xh0UHlCyNOc/s1600/049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629959524339495922" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K3UUFn5X4-Y/TiGiW8wVM_I/AAAAAAAAGt8/Xh0UHlCyNOc/s400/049.JPG" border="0" /></a>Rocks were also submerged and scattered.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FfCPiZ3-9d0/TiGkMsB2YSI/AAAAAAAAGuE/vNMiPOBpQmQ/s1600/rocks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 372px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629961547074134306" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FfCPiZ3-9d0/TiGkMsB2YSI/AAAAAAAAGuE/vNMiPOBpQmQ/s400/rocks.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Our chalk "dust" had plenty of chunks as well so the texture turned out really interesting.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aP_dnS8KoXQ/TiGk-bUuQEI/AAAAAAAAGuM/TfTB9Cb56Yg/s1600/085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629962401583349826" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aP_dnS8KoXQ/TiGk-bUuQEI/AAAAAAAAGuM/TfTB9Cb56Yg/s400/085.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div>Inspiration from <a href="http://www.thechocolatemuffintree.com/2011/04/diy-crushed-chalk-paint.html">The Chocolate Muffin Tree</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theimaginationtree.com/search/label/It%27s%20Playtime" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-de7AY1gAWHc/TaNHHR3P_oI/AAAAAAAAEX8/3j3ykThmpY8/s320/purple-itsplaytime.jpg" border="0" width="150" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://nurturestore.co.uk/tag/the-play-academy-2">Play Academy</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><center><a href="http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QlQHXJOQjGk/ThXuzOrCwZI/AAAAAAAABSg/7f15CWNJ7Kk/s1600/blog-001.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://hadfield.smugmug.com/photos/978446890_7b2ZN-O.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x134/Rczuk0818/fyfbutton.png" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/search/label/creative-ly%20u%20weekend%20link-up" target="_blank"><img src="http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab89/stacie004/creatively-uweekendparty.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://itsahodgepodgelife.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz222/baileytouchton/client%20blogs/gay%20vaughn/hodgepodge-friday2.png" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-25791434373743437532011-07-01T16:06:00.000-07:002011-07-02T07:54:07.161-07:00"I like muddy pies!"<div><div style="text-align: right;">* BBD<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="right"> </div><div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yHPmo2OY3SM/Tg5Wl-yd8iI/AAAAAAAAGlE/QcSjPIFExH4/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624528195142152738" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yHPmo2OY3SM/Tg5Wl-yd8iI/AAAAAAAAGlE/QcSjPIFExH4/s400/012.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ma2wf7I8at4/Tg5WuCVBRiI/AAAAAAAAGlM/Z_7f50DIIoM/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624528333531334178" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ma2wf7I8at4/Tg5WuCVBRiI/AAAAAAAAGlM/Z_7f50DIIoM/s400/007.JPG" border="0" /></a>"Are you proud of me for making mud?"</div></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah, I kind of am.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_f35he_5vyI/Tg5UTVKVvuI/AAAAAAAAGkc/BmeBcn7Lwc4/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624525675707088610" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_f35he_5vyI/Tg5UTVKVvuI/AAAAAAAAGkc/BmeBcn7Lwc4/s400/010.JPG" border="0" /></a>"It's blllaaaahhhh!"<br /></div><br />BBD's:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8xIEFlFIebs/Tg5Vjiak1AI/AAAAAAAAGk8/_yb6X8YcVoI/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624527053654381570" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8xIEFlFIebs/Tg5Vjiak1AI/AAAAAAAAGk8/_yb6X8YcVoI/s400/029.JPG" border="0" /></a>CB's:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-umR_guM69h8/Tg5VWp1OUGI/AAAAAAAAGk0/vgH3J7s0z2Q/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624526832306901090" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-umR_guM69h8/Tg5VWp1OUGI/AAAAAAAAGk0/vgH3J7s0z2Q/s400/023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It is a happy face.<br /></div></div>Mama's:<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JoPJ06hKQtE/Tg5VD7ytrTI/AAAAAAAAGks/iZl2M8qUahE/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624526510710697266" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JoPJ06hKQtE/Tg5VD7ytrTI/AAAAAAAAGks/iZl2M8qUahE/s400/024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">After, the pies had baked in the sun, BBD wanted to know, "Can I eat it?" </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">At least he asked.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tgAm_lHFvqg/Tg5Uudive_I/AAAAAAAAGkk/tWKrXJS_SpE/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624526141813390322" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tgAm_lHFvqg/Tg5Uudive_I/AAAAAAAAGkk/tWKrXJS_SpE/s400/030.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T6wHXQz0oeA/Tg5Xai7lFqI/AAAAAAAAGlU/smC4NitG4bU/s1600/005.JPG"><br /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-59238998832023505492011-07-01T13:37:00.001-07:002011-07-03T11:51:50.760-07:00Sidewalk Splatter Paint<div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DD6gFRJLDrw/Tg6XMud06UI/AAAAAAAAGlc/Mss2bMsMbeg/s1600/245.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624599229519685954" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DD6gFRJLDrw/Tg6XMud06UI/AAAAAAAAGlc/Mss2bMsMbeg/s400/245.JPG" border="0"></a><br /><div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQ9j9uZ30-4/Tg4wQ-YJ0fI/AAAAAAAAGkM/RRhQRLOjI1A/s1600/257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624486052812673522" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQ9j9uZ30-4/Tg4wQ-YJ0fI/AAAAAAAAGkM/RRhQRLOjI1A/s400/257.JPG" border="0"></a>Old socks filled with rocks and dipped in sidewalk chalk paint. There is dripping, splatting, rolling, throwing, spreading.<br /><br /><div><br />Note:</div>This activity is messy, slippery, wrecks havoc on the socks, and is so much fun.<br /><br /><div>Inspired by <a href="http://a-happy-wanderer.blogspot.com/2011/06/sidewalk-fireworks.html">A Happy Wanderer</a> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-4831411105149967982011-07-01T12:37:00.000-07:002011-07-01T20:37:59.652-07:00Operation: Buried Treasure<div><div><br /><div><div>The Objective: Bury treasure in the sandbox for the brother to uncover.<br /><br />Phase 1:<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Acquire treasure.</div><div> </div><div><br />Phase 2:</div><div>Develop a cover story.</div><div> </div><div>"I am just selling beans. That's right, just some boring old beans."<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QJrUCTd89qo/Tg4tTX998SI/AAAAAAAAGjc/tMjwMqDWnYU/s1600/190.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624482795507020066" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QJrUCTd89qo/Tg4tTX998SI/AAAAAAAAGjc/tMjwMqDWnYU/s400/190.JPG" /></a>Phase 3:</div><div> </div><div>Lure the brother away from the sandbox so that the treasure may be properly buried.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i2137J5aUao/Tg4sUHW3P-I/AAAAAAAAGjU/HaxeLFiDODg/s1600/193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624481708716277730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i2137J5aUao/Tg4sUHW3P-I/AAAAAAAAGjU/HaxeLFiDODg/s400/193.JPG" /></a>Phase 4:<br />Wait for the brother to dig up the treasure and/or notice he is right on top of it.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFDxdluitTE/Tg4qeaCLkkI/AAAAAAAAGjM/W1tU-MUZTRI/s1600/loot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624479686505239106" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFDxdluitTE/Tg4qeaCLkkI/AAAAAAAAGjM/W1tU-MUZTRI/s400/loot.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div>Phase 5:</div><div> </div><div>Grow impatient, start giving clues {CB: Look, there is something white. BBD: That is a ball.}, and resort to pointing out where he should dig.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kwjEYi_T8Z0/Tg4thmEUusI/AAAAAAAAGjk/hecJSbSZlXU/s1600/196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624483039809944258" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kwjEYi_T8Z0/Tg4thmEUusI/AAAAAAAAGjk/hecJSbSZlXU/s400/196.JPG" /></a>Phase 6:</div><div>Delight in discovering the treasure!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1SeUJqDFoWY/Tg4t2-lKxVI/AAAAAAAAGjs/z7BXFqIbTq4/s1600/210.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624483407167407442" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1SeUJqDFoWY/Tg4t2-lKxVI/AAAAAAAAGjs/z7BXFqIbTq4/s400/210.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div><br />Phase 7: </div><div> </div><div>Appoint and arm a steadfast crew.</div><div><br /> </div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 389px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624523783323207138" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z0_r4RDznwQ/Tg5SlLe3ReI/AAAAAAAAGkU/AS07S7kaEiI/s400/pirates.jpg" /><br />Phase 8: <div> Load treasure onto your trusty pirate ship.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>Phase 9:</div><div>Take sail and celebrate by blowing bubbles.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-64yk4FmdT8U/Tg4ugyolr2I/AAAAAAAAGkE/-3elLjKEDyA/s1600/212.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624484125515034466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-64yk4FmdT8U/Tg4ugyolr2I/AAAAAAAAGkE/-3elLjKEDyA/s400/212.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SqZWldW1HDQ/Tg4uTwDHTMI/AAAAAAAAGj8/i7nfoOU8G50/s1600/221.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624483901482683586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SqZWldW1HDQ/Tg4uTwDHTMI/AAAAAAAAGj8/i7nfoOU8G50/s400/221.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-41601691338668506682011-06-26T17:03:00.001-07:002011-06-26T17:03:45.433-07:00Branch BlocksDaddy cut some branches into blocks. Love him.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aeXeWVhgzs0/Tge8zKV41iI/AAAAAAAAGhc/8D9RKx2famw/s1600/May%2B11%2B488.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aeXeWVhgzs0/Tge8zKV41iI/AAAAAAAAGhc/8D9RKx2famw/s400/May%2B11%2B488.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622670246930863650" border="0" /></a><br />All different kinds of wood. Aren't they beautiful?<br /><br />The children decided they should go in the sandbox.<br /><br /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2O-cK7pClWk/TgfIHxMBy0I/AAAAAAAAGik/wRnVEJu-FEs/s1600/May%2B11%2B492.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2O-cK7pClWk/TgfIHxMBy0I/AAAAAAAAGik/wRnVEJu-FEs/s400/May%2B11%2B492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622682695583779650" border="0" /></a>Of course, they were right.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNWn-HbW_ko/TeJUVpLiQPI/AAAAAAAAGNU/08AlesZg79M/s1600/May%2B11%2B524.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-15215724378834196992011-06-25T19:41:00.000-07:002011-06-25T19:53:46.432-07:00Kung Fu ShootingDaddy and I were lamenting the lack of prizes in cereal boxes nowadays.<br /><br />Our cries were heard, for behold:<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kg6x4-qwnWM/Tf_VH0-I8tI/AAAAAAAAGcU/h8SdCdiLX_Y/s1600/June%2B11%2B089.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kg6x4-qwnWM/Tf_VH0-I8tI/AAAAAAAAGcU/h8SdCdiLX_Y/s400/June%2B11%2B089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620445190436745938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >We'll take 2!</span><br /></div><br />The kids wanted to just dig them out, but I told them they had to wait till we ate our way to them, old school style. Which is hard for me. But we put in a lot of hard work, forcing ourselves to eat Cinnamon Toast Crunch for dessert.<br /><br />Just to mess with them, Daddy told them there must have been a mess up at the factory because there were no spin fighters in either either box!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Gasp!</span><br /><br />Actually, they handled this staggering disappointment really well. So well, I questioned their relation to me, but just for a minute.<br /><br />Sly style, he put the toys into their snack bags for a long car ride.<br /><br />The girl found hers first and was delighted.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U1wAJWSox84/Tf0ACVfzZUI/AAAAAAAAGYU/SjBYwDWlsE8/s1600/Cousins%2BJune%2B185.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U1wAJWSox84/Tf0ACVfzZUI/AAAAAAAAGYU/SjBYwDWlsE8/s400/Cousins%2BJune%2B185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619647950158521666" border="0" /></a>BBD went into such a feverish panic searching his bag that he kept missing it.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m-9JbKg22PE/Tf0AU9LW8-I/AAAAAAAAGYc/mbBuSxcPAj0/s1600/Cousins%2BJune%2B188.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m-9JbKg22PE/Tf0AU9LW8-I/AAAAAAAAGYc/mbBuSxcPAj0/s400/Cousins%2BJune%2B188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619648270047835106" border="0" /></a>Ah, sweet relief!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5WPZQy0qSCo/Tf0B_BJIg4I/AAAAAAAAGYk/9xtGYz3xR_k/s1600/Cousins%2BJune%2B192.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5WPZQy0qSCo/Tf0B_BJIg4I/AAAAAAAAGYk/9xtGYz3xR_k/s400/Cousins%2BJune%2B192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619650092178375554" border="0" /></a><br />Daddy accidentally threw away the boxes without cutting out the Kung Fu Panda character targets, but I was able to overlook this monstrosity because I had something better.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4oKEN6Kgizc/TgaSfqXPfuI/AAAAAAAAGgk/ZO3QI-bchl8/s1600/June%2B11%2B552.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4oKEN6Kgizc/TgaSfqXPfuI/AAAAAAAAGgk/ZO3QI-bchl8/s400/June%2B11%2B552.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622342257464016610" border="0" /></a>Our family. Ninja style.<br /><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i7FWECOylPE/TgaVDG0dmhI/AAAAAAAAGg0/Vjlnppd_dfU/s1600/June%2B11%2B551.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i7FWECOylPE/TgaVDG0dmhI/AAAAAAAAGg0/Vjlnppd_dfU/s400/June%2B11%2B551.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622345065421445650" border="0" /></a><br />These are made using the "Star Shooter" templates from the fabulous Kim and Jason, who have made it their life mission to help people battle Adultitis. <a href="http://kimandjason.com/blog/">Join the small rebellion. </a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mBlQCFTgQXs/TgaV8Y8cr4I/AAAAAAAAGg8/2KMPuw3iTaA/s1600/shooters.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mBlQCFTgQXs/TgaV8Y8cr4I/AAAAAAAAGg8/2KMPuw3iTaA/s400/shooters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622346049539321730" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iKAjkwppZqI/TgaZtFS7ldI/AAAAAAAAGhE/kRVIIv9PiCQ/s1600/June%2B11%2B562.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iKAjkwppZqI/TgaZtFS7ldI/AAAAAAAAGhE/kRVIIv9PiCQ/s400/June%2B11%2B562.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622350184613385682" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rDAryAOYCJ8/TgaUe_wNifI/AAAAAAAAGgs/2-3AWAo1_5A/s1600/June%2B11%2B563.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rDAryAOYCJ8/TgaUe_wNifI/AAAAAAAAGgs/2-3AWAo1_5A/s400/June%2B11%2B563.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622344445049276914" border="0" /></a>Look out, I have horrible aim and apparently cheat. <span style="font-size:85%;">Look how close I am.</span><br /><br /><br />There was enthusiastic yelling of, "Push the red button!" and CB raised the age old question, "How do you tickle a ninja?"<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7nyOdcoJs5E/TgabqutDEXI/AAAAAAAAGhM/DvgeyIU9xZk/s1600/face.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7nyOdcoJs5E/TgabqutDEXI/AAAAAAAAGhM/DvgeyIU9xZk/s400/face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622352343212429682" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-11110034590554468212011-06-20T08:34:00.001-07:002011-06-25T18:16:15.334-07:00Father's Day Championship 2011In honor of this handsome man:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X7dPd-i8gWk/Tf_PpK0PWrI/AAAAAAAAGb0/EkKMlMibIlM/s1600/June%2B11%2B702.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0o4eqgMbCDM/TgC4LpGjpkI/AAAAAAAAGfQ/QiwOELFzwwU/s1600/June%2B11%2B018.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0o4eqgMbCDM/TgC4LpGjpkI/AAAAAAAAGfQ/QiwOELFzwwU/s400/June%2B11%2B018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620694845109806658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">*swoon*</span><br /><br /></div>For Father's Day this year we had a championship competition with this bad boy of a trophy at stake:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vde2BP6Gk_E/Tf_WyEdpA7I/AAAAAAAAGcc/4AYddlkgje4/s1600/Cousins%2BJune%2B631.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vde2BP6Gk_E/Tf_WyEdpA7I/AAAAAAAAGcc/4AYddlkgje4/s800/Cousins%2BJune%2B631.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620447015661536178" border="0" /></a><br />Yeah, it is a beauty.<br /><br />Whoever wins the most mini games, wins the trophy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LEGO BINGO:</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U1B_K50KMb0/TgX3so0ZLpI/AAAAAAAAGgU/abGdV0UPsNc/s1600/lego%2Bbingo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U1B_K50KMb0/TgX3so0ZLpI/AAAAAAAAGgU/abGdV0UPsNc/s400/lego%2Bbingo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622172056085409426" border="0" /></a>Such concentration. <span style="font-size:85%;"><br />And I appear to be suspicious of BBD, not sure why, but chances are, it was well founded.</span><br /><br />Anyway,<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8a0IcbU33MY/TgX3_QNRF3I/AAAAAAAAGgc/HkyCjA_81ME/s1600/June%2B11%2B573.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8a0IcbU33MY/TgX3_QNRF3I/AAAAAAAAGgc/HkyCjA_81ME/s400/June%2B11%2B573.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622172375896364914" border="0" /></a>I won!<br /></div><br />Want your own Lego Bingo? I got it <a href="http://www.bigdandme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Lego-Bingo.pdf">here</a> from <a href="http://www.bigdandme.com/2011/05/lego-bingo/">Big D and Me</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ZOO RACE:</span><br />When Daddy saw the commercial for this he wanted it. Badly. We watched the commercial over and over.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MFsGTv9v4T0/TgXwu5B9PPI/AAAAAAAAGfk/eVpDEmblaes/s1600/June%2B11%2B592.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MFsGTv9v4T0/TgXwu5B9PPI/AAAAAAAAGfk/eVpDEmblaes/s400/June%2B11%2B592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622164398215609586" border="0" /></a>We each made an animal and took turns racing. The first animal to "escape the zoo", wins.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SfI8yDWsAyE/TgXzSwQn4oI/AAAAAAAAGgM/JrFk3jRRw2w/s1600/June%2B11%2B601.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SfI8yDWsAyE/TgXzSwQn4oI/AAAAAAAAGgM/JrFk3jRRw2w/s400/June%2B11%2B601.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622167213359751810" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5GlYl4c6eNk/TgXy96j5bOI/AAAAAAAAGgE/Vc7j29CIXcw/s1600/June%2B11%2B624.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5GlYl4c6eNk/TgXy96j5bOI/AAAAAAAAGgE/Vc7j29CIXcw/s400/June%2B11%2B624.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622166855347694818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sub par video of only the last little bit of one race:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzKrCXk_rPkh7DesC2lJO6iRgBwnJhrO-N1YE9roXhU5JMd2lvcbYLvFnTK0VvGvO9Bx-qgNjmxs5gEp1O7pg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The race I should have recorded...<br /><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnU-IyCy0CM/TgXxI9O-0_I/AAAAAAAAGfs/8UBz4vGmsJU/s1600/June%2B11%2B627.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnU-IyCy0CM/TgXxI9O-0_I/AAAAAAAAGfs/8UBz4vGmsJU/s400/June%2B11%2B627.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622164846020580338" border="0" /></a>Things got a little intense at the end.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mxZDCsuGyu8/TgXxyE-WaJI/AAAAAAAAGf0/nV2xxgPxJIY/s1600/June%2B11%2B632.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mxZDCsuGyu8/TgXxyE-WaJI/AAAAAAAAGf0/nV2xxgPxJIY/s400/June%2B11%2B632.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622165552472942738" border="0" /></a>That's right. Me, again.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">FOOT RACE:</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The best part, by far, is the warming up.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxuXuVxbREa_-Ct4cv85qzhvimiGr6-gRmzlGGAhQ7emflcO4lVweZ56YMvi4IZzlf_e2sSUHHtdPOIbsbPNA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vISnLc_SlRU/TgChTJDhgsI/AAAAAAAAGfI/LmeLwKAdVWQ/s1600/June%2B11%2B633.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vISnLc_SlRU/TgChTJDhgsI/AAAAAAAAGfI/LmeLwKAdVWQ/s400/June%2B11%2B633.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620669685178663618" border="0" /></a>Daddy is victorious.<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">HORSE SHOES:</span><br />Or as it shall be known from this day forth: Shoe Horses.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-owaMyyLQTs0/Tf_5mA4fdWI/AAAAAAAAGew/UylRbfLdLsw/s1600/June%2B11%2B636.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-owaMyyLQTs0/Tf_5mA4fdWI/AAAAAAAAGew/UylRbfLdLsw/s400/June%2B11%2B636.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620485291448956258" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-diGKo7WLit0/Tf_48WCBSoI/AAAAAAAAGeo/YAnikurwmDo/s1600/form.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-diGKo7WLit0/Tf_48WCBSoI/AAAAAAAAGeo/YAnikurwmDo/s400/form.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620484575571561090" border="0" /></a> Turns out I do much better with a more frisbee like approach. Wish Daddy would have let that little gem of advice drop earlier...<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p4ICD7KF3DQ/Tf_5zAkgF6I/AAAAAAAAGe4/mCr4jo-hI6A/s1600/June%2B11%2B643.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p4ICD7KF3DQ/Tf_5zAkgF6I/AAAAAAAAGe4/mCr4jo-hI6A/s400/June%2B11%2B643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620485514703411106" border="0" /></a>No matter where BBD's horse shoe landed, including the roof, he would say good naturedly, "Oh, sooo close!"<br /><br />Little devil,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-waB36NJqpvs/Tf_60dG8U6I/AAAAAAAAGfA/xEz2RT4FH1U/s1600/lil%2Bdevil.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-waB36NJqpvs/Tf_60dG8U6I/AAAAAAAAGfA/xEz2RT4FH1U/s400/lil%2Bdevil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620486639055557538" border="0" /></a>he won.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mMfRczkTqpg/Tf_T4bxBCOI/AAAAAAAAGcM/00mgNKtUK30/s1600/June%2B11%2B648.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mMfRczkTqpg/Tf_T4bxBCOI/AAAAAAAAGcM/00mgNKtUK30/s400/June%2B11%2B648.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620443826461149410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">SWIPE:</span><br />BBD lost interest in Shoe Horses way before Daddy did. He entertained himself with the cold pool and a ball.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fO_Q0plY45Y/Tf_yoWISVDI/AAAAAAAAGd4/qhXfpbQyQX8/s1600/June%2B11%2B654.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fO_Q0plY45Y/Tf_yoWISVDI/AAAAAAAAGd4/qhXfpbQyQX8/s400/June%2B11%2B654.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620477634930693170" border="0" /></a>I threw in a butterfly net. From that a new game was born.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CeI9ut-e-tU/Tf_zu3aHWbI/AAAAAAAAGeI/dSRCdNKLUHQ/s1600/June%2B11%2B661.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CeI9ut-e-tU/Tf_zu3aHWbI/AAAAAAAAGeI/dSRCdNKLUHQ/s400/June%2B11%2B661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620478846454684082" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rTJv62rSybU/Tf_z2JQfpaI/AAAAAAAAGeQ/_ljJLTrM0cM/s1600/June%2B11%2B662.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rTJv62rSybU/Tf_z2JQfpaI/AAAAAAAAGeQ/_ljJLTrM0cM/s400/June%2B11%2B662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620478971505255842" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xMxkXX-oUxI/Tf_zitL0cMI/AAAAAAAAGeA/HmEfdGV_nyQ/s1600/June%2B11%2B666.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xMxkXX-oUxI/Tf_zitL0cMI/AAAAAAAAGeA/HmEfdGV_nyQ/s400/June%2B11%2B666.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620478637551939778" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zLuPvh63Kd4/Tf_0dOQ6AmI/AAAAAAAAGeY/K7S4Asuo1BU/s1600/June%2B11%2B671.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zLuPvh63Kd4/Tf_0dOQ6AmI/AAAAAAAAGeY/K7S4Asuo1BU/s400/June%2B11%2B671.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620479642864058978" border="0" /></a>We played Swipe two ways. 1) how many balls can you swipe in a set amount of time and 2) how long does it take you to swipe ALL of the balls out of the pool.<br /><br />Daddy won both ways.<br /><br />Next year, I am thinking that we will each have our own net so things can get really spicy. The ample opportunity for elbowing will give BBD the advantage.<br /><br />Heads up, I will be refining my swipe (and elbowing) skills.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PRETTY, PRETTY PRINCESS:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4wZfS3UGpjM/Tf_3azTqCLI/AAAAAAAAGeg/x6QAr616UXQ/s1600/dragon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4wZfS3UGpjM/Tf_3azTqCLI/AAAAAAAAGeg/x6QAr616UXQ/s400/dragon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620482899802982578" border="0" /></a>I am not allowed to post this picture in all of it's original glory. So you get fierce dragon glory, which is the next best thing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO GAME:</span><br />We lit it up with Mario Party 8.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yq-zklYxZCM/Tf_nThTXC7I/AAAAAAAAGdg/Ym24mgs0W2A/s1600/June%2B11%2B687.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yq-zklYxZCM/Tf_nThTXC7I/AAAAAAAAGdg/Ym24mgs0W2A/s400/June%2B11%2B687.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620465182524771250" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l5ACMkPf77I/Tf_nxfmEh9I/AAAAAAAAGdo/teAm_bhsbaI/s1600/June%2B11%2B686.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l5ACMkPf77I/Tf_nxfmEh9I/AAAAAAAAGdo/teAm_bhsbaI/s400/June%2B11%2B686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620465697462454226" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1y5qYbkRhJc/Tf_m6oF7wqI/AAAAAAAAGdY/Ez2th1-nj6k/s1600/June%2B11%2B676.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1y5qYbkRhJc/Tf_m6oF7wqI/AAAAAAAAGdY/Ez2th1-nj6k/s400/June%2B11%2B676.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620464754850775714" border="0" /></a>BBD won.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mooQZ-phDDI/Tf_QBqMAnII/AAAAAAAAGb8/Y-qGVbGpBCY/s1600/June%2B11%2B692.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mooQZ-phDDI/Tf_QBqMAnII/AAAAAAAAGb8/Y-qGVbGpBCY/s400/June%2B11%2B692.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620439586904775810" border="0" /></a>It was well deserved. He was definitely the most dramatic.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T9JEAooZUVQ/Tf_lpmkgfqI/AAAAAAAAGdQ/cUWPGLEg4FM/s1600/dramatic.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T9JEAooZUVQ/Tf_lpmkgfqI/AAAAAAAAGdQ/cUWPGLEg4FM/s400/dramatic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620463362872737442" border="0" /></a>He is actually laughing in that second shot. Not to mislead you, there were plenty of tears too, I just didn't get a picture of that.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PIE EATING CONTEST:</span><br />This event was Daddy's idea, of the chocolate cream variety.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uuPiuU6sVz8/Tf_SSAfYZfI/AAAAAAAAGcE/qlew36Je8dY/s1600/like%2Banimals.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uuPiuU6sVz8/Tf_SSAfYZfI/AAAAAAAAGcE/qlew36Je8dY/s800/like%2Banimals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620442066792769010" border="0" /></a>Hands were not allowed to touch the pie. This raised no eyebrows in our household, but I had a hard time swallowing because it gave me a case of the giggles. Not so good when you are going for speed.<br /></div><br />I looked up while trying to breathe better to see that this girl had polished off her piece and was in the process of licking the plate clean:<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZBwKOaAoRQ/Tf_cQBRbEAI/AAAAAAAAGck/fDWBuSwZlqA/s1600/pie%2Bwinner.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZBwKOaAoRQ/Tf_cQBRbEAI/AAAAAAAAGck/fDWBuSwZlqA/s400/pie%2Bwinner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620453027759198210" border="0" /></a>That is her second piece of pie in the picture. Like a victory lap.<br /><br />And somehow, her face is the least messy.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AzQToJfsBek/Tf_idbybQuI/AAAAAAAAGdI/ELQukyiwa30/s1600/pie%2Bmess.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AzQToJfsBek/Tf_idbybQuI/AAAAAAAAGdI/ELQukyiwa30/s800/pie%2Bmess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620459855285011170" border="0" /></a><br />At dinnertime, BBD asked, "Can we eat like animals again?"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The score sheet:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1thVOs62NTA/Tf9or7CbTwI/AAAAAAAAGbU/M6-HnPv28PY/s1600/Champion%2Bchart.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1thVOs62NTA/Tf9or7CbTwI/AAAAAAAAGbU/M6-HnPv28PY/s400/Champion%2Bchart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620325963773202178" border="0" /></a>So Daddy got to rightfully claim the trophy he had already been claiming for awhile now.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q9XYkkEmfp4/Tf_PJehr6LI/AAAAAAAAGbk/g9TJmw0YTHU/s1600/June%2B11%2B706.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q9XYkkEmfp4/Tf_PJehr6LI/AAAAAAAAGbk/g9TJmw0YTHU/s400/June%2B11%2B706.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620438621701793970" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P_fsEXout3E/Tf_PU0btvhI/AAAAAAAAGbs/CxZYfNlTGCU/s1600/June%2B11%2B705.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P_fsEXout3E/Tf_PU0btvhI/AAAAAAAAGbs/CxZYfNlTGCU/s400/June%2B11%2B705.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620438816560889362" border="0" /></a>And planning for next year's competition has started.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xiEAppKkS1k/Tf_O8zMRbSI/AAAAAAAAGbc/AXXbpKteAmk/s1600/June%2B11%2B707.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xiEAppKkS1k/Tf_O8zMRbSI/AAAAAAAAGbc/AXXbpKteAmk/s400/June%2B11%2B707.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620438403910823202" border="0" /></a>Daddy has already asked me what games we will be playing next year. CB has appointed herself to a more active role on the planning committee. "I have lots of plans for this competition. I just shared one opinion." At last count she had 5 new activities.<br /><br /><br />While this idea was perfect for our Daddy, it was not my own. I got it <a href="http://www.makeandtakes.com/a-new-fathers-day-tradition-and-competition">here</a> at Make and Takes.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/search/label/show%20and%20tell"></a><a border="0" href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://hadfield.smugmug.com/photos/825895175_xmTVA-O.jpg" alt="Join us Saturdays at tatertotsandjello.com for the weekend wrap<br /> up party!" /></a><br /> <br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/search/label/show%20and%20tell"><img src="http://www.rememberthemoments.com/images/blog/satbutton.gif" border="0" width="90" height="90" /></a></span></span></div><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}"><a href="http://ladeladeda.blogspot.com/2011/06/fathers-day-championship-2011.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><wbr></a></span></h6><div style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/search/label/creative-ly%20u%20weekend%20link-up" target="_blank"><img src="http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab89/stacie004/creatively-uweekendparty.jpg" /></a></div><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}"><a href="http://ladeladeda.blogspot.com/2011/06/fathers-day-championship-2011.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><wbr></a></span></h6><div style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://lollyjane.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc35/lollyjaneboutique/linkybutton.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-35243309378771093822011-06-07T10:12:00.001-07:002011-06-10T07:33:52.818-07:00Here Be Booby TrapsIt may look like she is simply running across the lawn, but if you listen carefully you may note that she is in fact traversing some pretty complicated booby traps.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwJ3S1F1xF3UnjLiBkgM3rkSFZyqY2D-Jp-Gp3sYpNS8wjahhNLAkBVnK6a4KXTWitknnIX3bFifGZjcIL51A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />She makes it look so easy doesn't she?<br /><br />This led to a more visible, tangible, extensive booby trap obstacle course:<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lVBw0j9OLhU/Te5xdEO3UTI/AAAAAAAAGRg/2gee4RE_TPs/s1600/booby%2Btraps.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lVBw0j9OLhU/Te5xdEO3UTI/AAAAAAAAGRg/2gee4RE_TPs/s400/booby%2Btraps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615550529543819570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxQCcRiQtGSU3ro1NG98QXBeHaSrcIgtypAbz-t7iyEIY6sVeGf3W6XxKotYB_2Zf2xDf9XgI2VJstdn5uMZw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />I enjoy CB's sound effects and dramatic "Nooooooo".<br /><br />I admire BBD's ability to multitask. Eating a bagel and negotiating your way through perilous booby traps = impressive.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Playtime at<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theimaginationtree.blogspot.com/" title="The Imagination Tree"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4972477642_60942c3b09.jpg" alt="TheImaginationTree" width="100" height="200" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://heathernow.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i44.tinypic.com/xfvtbo.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><center><br />Gluesticks: Summer Fun Link Party<br /><div class="widget-content"> <a href="http://brandyscrafts.blogspot.com/2011/05/20-summer-activity-ideas-for-kids.html"> <img alt="The SUMMER FUN link party is open ALL summer!" id="Image12_img" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lFWeEbADUDA/TdpqU3hbBfI/AAAAAAAAG5U/AD7blVhxFfc/s150/Collages.jpg" width="150" height="90" /> </a><br /><span class="caption"><br /></span> </div><br /><div class="textwidget"><center><a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/2000/01/grab-a-button/"><img alt="somewhat simple button" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a342/stephd757/250button.png" width="100" height="100" /></a></center></div><br /><a href="http://www.polishthestars.com/"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3gg3K7zcxNY/TRoaa3wpkOI/AAAAAAAAEEc/2GnBxKgEToo/s1600/Link+Party+Button+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><center><a border="0" href="http://itsahodgepodgelife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz222/baileytouchton/client%20blogs/gay%20vaughn/hodgepodge-friday2.png" /></a></center><br /></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-40076446360550351302011-05-29T07:23:00.000-07:002011-06-11T21:11:35.434-07:00A sappy gift<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNWn-HbW_ko/TeJUVpLiQPI/AAAAAAAAGNU/08AlesZg79M/s1600/May%2B11%2B524.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNWn-HbW_ko/TeJUVpLiQPI/AAAAAAAAGNU/08AlesZg79M/s400/May%2B11%2B524.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612140816465281266" border="0" /></a>This is a gift full of elite inside jokes, so don't feel bad of you don't "get it" on a deeper, hilarious level.<br /><br />But I thought the ideas could work for other people with outstanding senses of humor.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8qBL_dSSSLg/TeJWYrxAcaI/AAAAAAAAGNc/zCaYjUCIwys/s1600/sappy%2Bgift.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8qBL_dSSSLg/TeJWYrxAcaI/AAAAAAAAGNc/zCaYjUCIwys/s400/sappy%2Bgift.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612143067722183074" border="0" /></a><br />The awesomeness of the <span style="font-style: italic;">mustache pen</span> was accomplished with hot glue, a little bit of felt and clippings of yarn.<br /><br />The best <span style="font-style: italic;">suggestion box</span> evah is made following <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Origami-Post-it-box/">this origami post it note boxes tutorial</a>, cutting a teensy slit in the top, and by adding a little strip of self stick magnet on the back.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://hadfield.smugmug.com/photos/978446890_7b2ZN-O.png" /></div><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/search/label/show%20and%20tell"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/search/label/show%20and%20tell"><img src="http://www.rememberthemoments.com/images/blog/satbutton.gif" border="0" width="180" height="180" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><a border="0" href="http://thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/search/label/creative-ly%20u%20weekend%20link-up" target="_blank"><img src="http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab89/stacie004/creatively-uweekendparty.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iheartnaptime.net/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab39/iheartnaptime/iheartnaptimebutton.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x134/Rczuk0818/fyfbutton.png" /></a><br /><br /><center><a href="http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/search/label/sew%20darn%20crafty" target="_blank"><img alt="sew many ways" src="http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z381/sewmanyways/polkadotsewdarncrafty.jpg" /></a></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.bacontimewiththehungryhypo.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg309/eyeguy42/mylinkupbutton.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a> </center><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-22260822762226459462011-05-22T19:15:00.000-07:002011-06-25T07:15:35.210-07:00Spray Bottle Savvy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Wua63Znw4g/TdnD40As1XI/AAAAAAAAGME/SMjSGG8CzZU/s1600/May%2B11%2B356.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Wua63Znw4g/TdnD40As1XI/AAAAAAAAGME/SMjSGG8CzZU/s400/May%2B11%2B356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609730191668335986" border="0" /></a><br />Spray bottles are better than squirt guns for water fights. Just sayin'.<br /><br />They are also fun to paint with. A little liquid watercolor added to plain old water goes a long way.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-46L7Ql_8HaM/TdnES5nHOBI/AAAAAAAAGMM/F_LioHNiscI/s1600/May%2B11%2B371.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-46L7Ql_8HaM/TdnES5nHOBI/AAAAAAAAGMM/F_LioHNiscI/s400/May%2B11%2B371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609730639848224786" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qLc5SM7EhGg/TdnE-iw-IyI/AAAAAAAAGMU/huG40US6cMg/s1600/May%2B11%2B375.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qLc5SM7EhGg/TdnE-iw-IyI/AAAAAAAAGMU/huG40US6cMg/s400/May%2B11%2B375.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609731389629801250" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lwxvfQP9Lcs/TdnFNTFPdJI/AAAAAAAAGMc/s3vwb2-uRPc/s1600/May%2B11%2B388.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lwxvfQP9Lcs/TdnFNTFPdJI/AAAAAAAAGMc/s3vwb2-uRPc/s400/May%2B11%2B388.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609731643117892754" border="0" /></a>PS-this is totally about the <span style="font-weight: bold;">process</span>, the paper turned out totally warped and unappealing, but <span style="font-style: italic;">they sure were fun to make.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://nurturestore.co.uk/water-play-activities-ideas?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=water-play-activities-ideas">WATER PLAY link up at NurtureStore</a></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-20971438216047630042011-05-22T17:22:00.001-07:002011-07-11T10:30:21.152-07:00Mother's Day Garden PicturesThese are what we made at preschool for Mother's Day.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I8nT7Ti58Vs/ThswnnAw3uI/AAAAAAAAGpc/mkUeuShdVcI/s1600/May%2B11%2B036.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I8nT7Ti58Vs/ThswnnAw3uI/AAAAAAAAGpc/mkUeuShdVcI/s400/May%2B11%2B036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628145616374783714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eoqmQ25Mv7E/Thsykr5da-I/AAAAAAAAGpk/YdqvAxkY7Fg/s1600/May%2B11%2B044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eoqmQ25Mv7E/Thsykr5da-I/AAAAAAAAGpk/YdqvAxkY7Fg/s400/May%2B11%2B044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628147765169974242" border="0" /></a><br />I love them because they are beautiful, personalized, and hit a slew of developmental skills such as dictation (when you write down your child's words to show the connection of meaning and print while showcasing how important their words are), showing appreciation, fine motor (tracing, cutting, using a dropper, gluing), and vocabulary (object and color naming, parts of a flower).<br /><br />The dictations were so sweet. Here are a few of my personal favorites:<br /><br />* She gives me a kiss.<br />* She feeds me.<br />* My mom gives me Spongebob, and pizza, and cake, and board games, and soda, and bubbles! Yeah! Lots of stuff!<br />* My mom is going to take me to...{dramatic pause} the bouncy house!<br />* Builds me cookies.<br /><br />The stem is made by tracing the child's hand and forearm.<br />The petals are made by folded up coffee filters which were painted with liquid watercolors with droppers.<br />The children can add details such as leaves and grass by tearing or cutting scraps of paper.<br />Die cuts of various garden bugs and flowers were available for added embellishments and as backgrounds for the dictations about what we love about our mothers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-27931369236990262342011-05-22T17:14:00.000-07:002011-05-23T06:10:12.770-07:00Story StonesThe eggs for our more traditional hunt were each filled with a hand drawn story stone. To make the pictures I used fine tip Sharpie markers. I look forward to adding to our collection over time. I already see a need for a ninja and cyclops to join the crew.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kRuCDsK47Fs/TdmdYo_54qI/AAAAAAAAGKw/n4gC16KVvnY/s1600/April%2B11%2B372.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kRuCDsK47Fs/TdmdYo_54qI/AAAAAAAAGKw/n4gC16KVvnY/s400/April%2B11%2B372.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609687857514537634" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9BKOJy8dFWo/TdmlatTn5MI/AAAAAAAAGLs/epMmj2qOiJA/s1600/April%2B11%2B350.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9BKOJy8dFWo/TdmlatTn5MI/AAAAAAAAGLs/epMmj2qOiJA/s400/April%2B11%2B350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609696689123747010" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bpOx5w9KSHk/Tdmhlp0hTiI/AAAAAAAAGLU/OLNU8-AKs5M/s1600/found%2Brock.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bpOx5w9KSHk/Tdmhlp0hTiI/AAAAAAAAGLU/OLNU8-AKs5M/s400/found%2Brock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609692479120035362" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IwwTAk4_3IQ/TdmelbSYL4I/AAAAAAAAGK8/6T6sRIpEjTE/s1600/story%2Btelling.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IwwTAk4_3IQ/TdmelbSYL4I/AAAAAAAAGK8/6T6sRIpEjTE/s400/story%2Btelling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609689176683851650" border="0" /></a>At first, CB thought the stones told one set story. She recovered quickly and was soon off and running in telling her own tale which involved the rain putting out the dragon's fire. BBD joined in with a story about a train running into a mountain.<br /><br />Check out Valerie's <a href="http://www.frugalfamilyfunblog.com/2010/03/story-stones-and-sidewalk-scenes.html">post</a> for her inspiring take on story stones.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587984341318944019.post-52103915528035836292011-05-22T17:11:00.000-07:002011-05-22T17:14:41.702-07:00Scavenger Treasure Hunt<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0IMLNec09qE/TbtZX5OVNrI/AAAAAAAAGC4/S2w9D0w1ZGI/s1600/April%2B11%2B285.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0IMLNec09qE/TbtZX5OVNrI/AAAAAAAAGC4/S2w9D0w1ZGI/s400/April%2B11%2B285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601168828598138546" border="0" /></a>I made a treasure map, ripped it into sections, and put each section in an egg. Each clue led to the next, with the last stop being their baskets.<br /><br />I also made a duplicate map on regular paper and used color coded stickers to help me hide them in the correct order.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wQCo2xTSnlU/TdmhMZvzXcI/AAAAAAAAGLM/bZ58X9yjZAA/s1600/found%2Bit.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wQCo2xTSnlU/TdmhMZvzXcI/AAAAAAAAGLM/bZ58X9yjZAA/s400/found%2Bit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609692045308550594" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bK7oUoyNrS4/TbtZ11BLTeI/AAAAAAAAGDA/qMAJ7qnCeJc/s1600/treasure%2B2%2Bheads%2Bbetter.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bK7oUoyNrS4/TbtZ11BLTeI/AAAAAAAAGDA/qMAJ7qnCeJc/s400/treasure%2B2%2Bheads%2Bbetter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601169342865296866" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rtHg99-Rlkc/TbtY6-4rNfI/AAAAAAAAGCw/wmAGT9ZZIeE/s1600/treasure%2Bshoes.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rtHg99-Rlkc/TbtY6-4rNfI/AAAAAAAAGCw/wmAGT9ZZIeE/s400/treasure%2Bshoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601168331901711858" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8pQMf-Ng64Y/TdmjKFqGZAI/AAAAAAAAGLc/FshQeDYKvmw/s1600/April%2B11%2B314.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8pQMf-Ng64Y/TdmjKFqGZAI/AAAAAAAAGLc/FshQeDYKvmw/s400/April%2B11%2B314.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609694204579439618" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2IIfduTnAaA/TdmkVxbtM9I/AAAAAAAAGLk/QFIPSZVB0WY/s1600/baskets.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2IIfduTnAaA/TdmkVxbtM9I/AAAAAAAAGLk/QFIPSZVB0WY/s400/baskets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609695504820417490" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0