21 days

So it's finally close enough to the time that John returns home so we started a count down chain. We ran out of green and yellow so the kids decorated white scraps of paper with crayons and stickers. They wanted to show off their work to Daddy. Can't wait to see you Dad!

Twin Princesses

Grandma sent the girls matching dresses and Vivi is finally fitting into hers. She's growing too fast, but don't they look so cute?
If you look closely, you can also see that Zora had been crying. We were trying to get ready for church and she wanted to wear her pink princess dress. Mean mom was in a hurry and made her wear the new dress. We couldn't get her to smile until she was holding Vivi. Zora is obsessed with PINK right now. Must have gotten that from her Daddy! (:

Window Art with Craft Foam

I have been trying to come up with ideas to keep my kids entertained while their Dad's away and this is another one of my projects I found online and made. So easy and fun. All you need are scissors, craft foam, water, a window, and a spray bottle or paint brush. Cut shapes out of craft foam and let your kids paint water or spray it on a window. Then they can stick the foam onto the window to make cool pictures. I used my Cricut to help with some of the shapes and this is what the kiddos came up with.
Notice how dirty my window is?

A Stroll Outside

Here's a picture of our little one with her sun hat which is obviously too big right now. I wanted to keep the sun out of her eyes while we went on a walk but unfortunately, I should have thought of wind instead. Our little jaunt didn't last very long because Vivi couldn't handle the wind blasting her in the face.

Fingerprint Fun

So I've been looking for fun things to do with the kids to keep then busy. One thing we did while Isaac was sleeping was Zora helped my make thank you cards using her finger and ink pads. We got a little carried away with some of them but here's what we came up with. You can make just about anything that has a circle or oval in it's shape. I'm thinking we'll try making some pumpkins for Halloween, and maybe a spider too. For winter we'll have to make a snowman. This was really fun to do and easy to make. Even with my limited art ability, they look pretty cute and I'm sure Grandparents will love them knowing it's their little one's fingerprints on the page.



This one is our favorite. It reminds us of the Hungry Caterpillar that Zora loves to read about all the time!

Summer Sunflowers

Here are my little sunflowers showing off the flowers they planted earlier this summer. It's amazing that they survived after all the times that Isaac trampled the garden or dug up the dirt. I am amazed how much sunflowers grow each day. We'll definitely have to plant more next year. The kids loved to be a part of the planting process.

Entertaing 3 little ones

So this is what I came up with to keep my three kids happy at the same time so I can have a break.



We already have a stroller, but it's too big for the kids to push around so I found this smaller one that's perfect for in the house on our hardwood floors. After watching our kids destroy the dolly stroller from pushing each other in it, I knew it was time to invest in a sturdier model. I found this one at Walmart for $15. Happy days!