starry nights and days

I finally finished the star pillows set. They are well loved by all the children.  The biggest one turned out ginormous! It’s like a monster starfish. Now pillows are great for laying on, but the boys mostly carry them and throw them around. That big one is bigger than Lucas, but he sure tries to […]

springy

We decided to spring-up the house yesterday.  I gave the crepe paper flower garland from Oh Happy Day a try.  We strung it up on our mantle.  Then Milo saw some garden themed sensory box pictures on my computer with me and said we had to, just had to make one.  He did a lot […]

a parade and a game

Everyone was healthy on St. Patrick’s. That is no small feat in our home. We made it to the parade and got the kids to scream and go crazy to earn their beads and candy.  Lucas was dancing to the marching bands and woo-hooing at everything we woo-hoo’ed at. The weather was great too. ********* […]

Sewn Marble Maze

So, I saw this little idea here and had to give it a go with some fabric scraps I had from another project.  It’s a little encased fabric marble maze.  Thicker fabrics work the best.  It really is fun and relaxing to guide the little marble through its path. The kids think they are great […]

homes

 I forgot to post our spring fairy house here. So this is it. Keely requested water and an upstairs. I thought the river and a ladder would fit the bill. Then after seeing this DIY foam core doll house thingy, I thought we'd give that a go. Keely LOVES setting up houses. Usually she makes […]

us

I've seen so many cute painted peg folks out there I had to try my hand at painting us. I'm so amused with these-so is Keely. I hope to make our extended family to add to the collection too. Look! It's us in the big city. Yeah, we bring out pets with us. heh. Keely […]