Helping out and stepping stones

Yesterday, Tate decided he wanted to clean up the living room because he wanted to “honor his family.” So sweet! Then Chase joined in on the fun and actually started picking up blocks and helping Tate put them in the wagon. Moments like these warm the cockles of my heart!

Later in the afternoon, we made a stepping stone from a kit Catie gave Tate at Christmas. He has a blast! We put both of boys handprints in the stone and decorated it with little colored odds and ends that came with the kit. It will be ready in a few days, we are excited!

Summer has been a total blast! We have been home a lot, Chase is bouncing between one and two naps (most days one, but some days he wakes up at the crack of dawn or just gets messed up like when we had people over for lunch on Sunday, the kids were crazy noisy). We have been taking lots of walks around the neighborhood, hooking up with friends, hitting the library and farmers market most every Tuesday and digging in the sandbox daily. Totally awesome stuff!

Crochet Projects

I have been brushing up on my crocheting skills with these requested Easter Bunnies.

I made a set of bunnies last year and Tate was quick to request new bunnies this year. I will have to think of something different for next year, maybe crocheted Easter baskets or something.

Anyway, my crochet muscles are strengthened and ready to take on another project. As luck would have it, my MIL has been itching to make a crocheted sweater, so we are going to take on the challenge together when she arrives in a few weeks. I am skeptical that I am going to be able to make this, or even if I do get it done, that I will actually be able to wear it out in public! I bought some nice green yarn and am ready to figure it out!

It feels a lot like Christmas!

Finally, last night we had a big enough chunk of time to decorate the house for Christmas! We had a ball! Tate loves hooking up all the pretty colored balls. Chase hung out in his exersaucer until bedtime just watched all the activity. "Mister Grabby-Hands" can't be trusted anywhere near the tree, so I couldn't hold him and help decorate. Chase is small, but he has these elastic-like arms that reach pretty much anything within a 3-foot radius.

Remember our trip to Go Paint! Here are the cute ornaments we made!

 

Tate really did paint this one! It turned out so beautiful!

center piece

Tate's first center piece creation for our dinner table!

Mom's crocheting

Mom has the itch to crochet. Here was her first project, a small scarf for the little man Tate - he loves it and says it keeps him comfy and warm!