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Singing in the Rain

The boys' current favorite movie is Singing In the Rain . It's nice because unlike with superhero movies/cartoons, I don't have to worry about the influence of violent scenes. There have been, however, other influences ... Mini Man now hugs almost every light post he sees.  As soon as they notice it's raining, even when it's a chilly out, like today, they insist on going outside to "dance".  I was eventually able to wrangle them into coats. They most likely would have stayed out all morning if allowed. I, however, got cold and bribed them to come inside with promises of   "Singing in the Rain" and   "Make Them Laugh" scenes on the i-pad. I also have not escaped this movie's influence - a couple weeks ago Jeremy discovered me reading like this?  The random things a mom will do for a few minutes of peace. :) 

Painting with Straws and Eye Droppers

The weather suddenly dropped almost twenty degrees today, so instead of playing in the dirt outside I was able to convince the boys to do a little silly painting with me. We used straws - it was a hit!  having a little blowing contest - big buddy won Our supplies: watered-down paint (1 part water to 2 parts paint), eye droppers, straws, paper  Step 1: use eye droppers to create blobs of paint on the paper Step 2: aim straws at paint and blow It kept them happily busy for over a half an hour. There were, of course, some causalities... lucky for me our wood floor isn't too precious i thought we were past this but mini man couldn't resist tasting the paint today - my "please don't eat the paint" was heart crushing :) 

DIY Sidewalk Paint

Today was beautiful, a rare perfect 72 degrees. We spent most of the day at the park with some friends, but in the afternoon we celebrated by mixing up some chalk paint and decorating our sidewalks.  Our supplies cornstarch, tablespoon, muffin tin, liquid water colors, popsicle sticks, cold water, brushes *food coloring can be used in place of liquid watercolors  Step 1: scoop approximately 2T of cornstarch in each muffin tin  Step 2: fill each muffin tin 3/4 full of water Step 3: add several drops of liquid watercolor or food coloring Step 4: stir mixture until it is smooth we had a lot fun mixing colors and trying to achieve the "perfect" shades Step 5: paint sauropods were, or course, big buddy's favorite thing to paint  Or pull a Mini Man and squeeze.  It got pretty messy but it was a ton of fun.

Small Graces: A Zoo Addition

I find zoos to be quite enchanting, as they offer a broader-than-normal view of God's masterful design. We are fortunate enough this year to have season passes so the kids and I will be visiting the zoo a lot. This last week's trip was extra special though, because Husbandie took the day off and joined us - he makes everything a bit more fun. two silly monkeys teasing a not-so-scary crocodile Brookfield zoo has a special play zoo for young children. This was the first time we ventured in and the kids all had a blast - we weren't sure we were going to ever be able to pull them away. mini man wanted to be painted like an elephant i think husbandie did a pretty good job when we knew it was time to call it day  Small Graces are a weekly reflection inspired in part by Bob Bennett's song, "Small Graces". "these are the small graces, the moments with the miracles come...

Small Graces

A weekly reflection inspired in part by Bob Bennett's song "Small Graces". "these are the small graces, the moments with the miracles come... they are a reminder to the heart their is more to life than meets the eye... He is in the small graces... little glimpses of the kingdom come..." a trip to the lake front, even if it was rainy  photo via husbandie  a "just because" package from aunt em, these kids are spoiled - 9 aunts! when daddy is away...sleepovers - dinosaurs always included watching these two cuddle in the mornings how much big buddy adores his cousin wren, him reading books to her - heart melting my mother-in-law's chocolate sheet cake   bubbles  photo via husbandie  lego dinosaur kits or quality time (buddy's love language) with minimal  growling - mommy can only handle so much dinosaur pretend And a few un-photographed the best of company on a run , jog , walk w