Craft Project

London has been wanting to do more craft projects

maybe it is because I have been doing a lot of sewing projects

and she feels the need to be creative also

London is constantly swiping my fabric scraps

and she LOVES to glue

my neighbor, Megan did this project at one of her crafts weekends

and I thought it was simple and perfect for London

 take canvas boards (we even used one that we had messed up with paint)

fabric scraps and Mod Podge (or you can use hot glue)

 then you pick out your fabric and start gluing it to the canvas

we just kept gluing away

London's we trimmed out the sides with ribbons

and on Kennedy's I wrapped the sides with the fabric

 I thought they were pretty just like this

London wanted to put their names on them and hang them on the bedroom door

 Amy D (another neighbor) cut out the letters for us

 London picked "let it shine" for the large sign

it was a fun, quick project that she really enjoyed and didn't get bored with

and a great way to use of some fabric strips

something bright and cheerful in our hallway

Need I say more . . .

Play TIme

London loves all this silly play with Kennedy

Russ is the best at making it happen

She just laughs and laughs

again daddy again

Magic Marker = Medicine

The other week I left Russ with the girls

Spending some time with some friends at "Fixin' CHICKS"

We get together every so often and make several meals to freeze

It is great to have 6-8 meals in the freezer ready to go

I get home and London had just gone to bed

When I check on her - she tells me her finger hurts

(mind you her room is fairly dark with some snowflakes lights on)

All I see is a purple looking finger - panic sets in - what happened

her finger is going to fall off

we need to go to the ER and check out what type of bite this might be

I get her into the bathroom and realize  - magic marker!!

When I questioned her more - she said she put medicine on it

the medicine was magic marker

REALLY! what was she THINKING?

after I calm down and realize her finger is not going to fall off

we wash most of it off and she is once again banned from markers

Get the Beat

We took London to her first concert

Fresh Beat Band

they are on Nickelodeon

one of her FAVORITE shows to watch

they just came out with a CD - she knows all the songs

They advertised that they were going to be touring

I don't know how many times she asked if we could check 

and see if they were coming to Kansas

Russ and I surprised her with tickets for Valentine's Day

well, we actually couldn't wait and told her early

We made a road trip to Salina

we had a great time with her

she soaked it all in 

ended up having fantastic seats (5th row)

danced, sang, and laughed with them

full of energy and non stop action

it was done very well and not corny like some other kid shows

these guys are very talented - one graduated from Yale, University of Miami with Opera degree

they do play the instruments, sing on Broadway when they aren't filming FBB

they sound just as good in concert as they do on TV

at one point I looked at Russ and told him it was sad that I knew the words

being silly before the concert

Twist

Shout - graduated from Yale in Theatre Studies

Kiki - she has the BEST voice - so strong - she is the opera singer - graduated from college at age 19

Marina

Thanks for a fun concert

Thanks for bringing some joy to my daughter

Thanks for inspiring my daughter to sing

Get the Beat  - The Fresh Beat Band!

100 Years

Happy 100th Birthday Oreo Cookie!

Crazy

one of our favorite cookie is celebrating 100 years

we (London and I) decided to celebrate

I bought a package of double stuff

by the time Russ came home for supper

we had eaten HALF the bag - just London and I

eat them as a sandwich 

twist them apart

eat one half with the cream and then the plain half

eat only the cream (London's way)

eat the cream and then the cookie

or eat the cookie only (no one does that)

dunk them in ice cold milk - my favorite

How do you eat your Oreo cookie?

Celebrate with us - go buy a bag or two

Transition Time

Kennedy has been sleeping in this adorable cradle

that I bought at the Hesston Barn Sale ($25 - what a steal!)

Now that she is 7 months old

we decided to put up the baby crib

London is very excited that they will be sharing a room

I will be using the same bedding that I had with London

but I needed a crib skirt

then I remembered this old chenille comforter I had bought at the thrift store

a little measuring and ripping - no sewing was required

and PRESTO

a crib skirt

cute one at that

Don't you love the bright colors in this quilt?

Kathy and coworker (Kansas mom) made it for Kennedy

I just love it and she even made a smaller version for London with left overs

side note: Kathy is also the one who made the doll dress quilt behind the crib

now - hopefully it will be a smooth transition to the crib