Fun Morning at the Park

This morning we decided to take the kids to the park. They needed to get out of the house and run around a bit. (or I did) I think everyone else had the same idea. Lots of people were at the park today. Kids had a good time climbing on the structures. Bailey is really getting good at climbing! Physical therapy is really helping her out. Gregory is still fearless as ever.





Ride um cowboy!







Testing out the water park equipment. This is going to be the place to be on a hot day!



Gregory loves sliding

Rainy Days

I hate rainy days - especially when they land on a Monday or Friday when we really don't have anything planned. And for some reason our kids seem to wake up early every time it rains so the day is even longer. UGH.

Well today was a rainy day - actually a rainy morning. We did get to go outside this afternoon, but still, a rainy morning... So after breakfast we had a craft day. We made some clothes pin Valentine animals and heart doily pictures. Luckily our kids love crafts so that kept them busy for the whole morning!

Gomamiso Yosenabe (Sesame Miso Hot Pot)

I didn't take a photo, but I found this YUMMY new recipe. It's like a great big, thick miso soup stew. So easy to make and oh so tasty. Don't be afraid of the tahini ~ it really adds a nice body to the nabe. Try it and let me know what you think! We'll be having it again soon!

Plaster of Paris Project

I wanted to do a plaster of paris project with the kiddies while the adults watched the Superbowl yesterday. But we ended up not having time, so I did it with our kiddies today. Actually a good thing, since it didn't exactly work like I had planned.

We mixed the plaster of paris in a zip lock bag and poured them into 2 molds - a plate to do a hand print and a heart to make a paper weight for Daddy. All went well up to that point. Then we set it on the bench to set up a bit and we tested it at about 5 minutes and it was still too soupy for us to set our rocks and/or make a hand print. Waited another 5 minutes and WOW it got hard all of a sudden. We quickly tried to make a hand print and squish some rocks in the stuff. You can see the results.

I think they had more fun playing with the rocks...

Celebrating Grandpa's Birthday and the Superbowl!

Today we went to Uncle Ryan and Aunty Joey's house to celebrate Grandpa's birthday and watch the Superbowl. From what I watched it looked like an exciting game this year. The kids had fun playing with their cousins. We had a yummy potluck dinner and ate way too much, as always. Aunty Joey had an art project for the kids to work on after dinner so that was a big hit too.

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!