Bows! Bows! and More Bows!

This is my new addiction! Hair bows! I just had a fabulous time last night with a bunch of friends learning how to make these hair clips and bows for my girls. I never knew it could be so much fun. Thanks Melanie for teaching us last night, I've already started making some more!

Can We Adopt Them?

My kids are currently pet crazy! They pretend to BE pets and pretend to HAVE pets. Grace even mentioned that she is saving all her money to buy a dog and a cat. Well, a little while back we started having an ant problem in our house. The kids spotted them and went crazy. Grace had Ashton pick them up (of course, she didn't want to touch them)and put them into a cup. They put cherrios and rice crispies in the container with the ants for food. Then Grace turns to me and says,"Mom, can we adopt them(the ants)?" Wow! They must really feel pet deprived I thought. I didn't let the guilt last long when I realized I could really capitalize on this experience. I told them that they could have ALL the ants as their very own pets. It was a Win-Win situation. They got pets and I got rid of the ants.

Ducks?

It has been rainy the past few months. We have been feeling a little water logged. I didn't realize how much until...we opened our blinds one afternoon to see ducks on our lawn. We were in shock! I guess the water logged feeling was right on. The cutest thing was how excited our kids were and once again they wanted these birds to be their pets. Grace wanted to bring them inside.

Early Morning Breakfast at Keeneland

Hats Off

Hats off to Abbie! She is now using her helmet only during sleeping hours. It is fun to finally be able to do her hair.

Pinewood Derby

Okay, I've been wanting to blog about this for awhile, but have not. So, hear it goes. This activity was to be a daddy bonding experience and unfortunately Daddy hurt his back and wasn't able to do much, so it became a mommy and kids project. We had a fun time! My lack of quality tools and know-how was a minor set back, but overall the cars turned out okay(lucky for me they are young and don't know the difference). I definitely know what to use next time POWER TOOLS!

This is me in the garage cutting the wood blocks using a small saw.

The final result was wonderful. The kids loved their cars!! Ashton really enjoyed seeing them race down the car track at the Pinewood Derby.