Oh my gosh, it has been so long since I have written anything! I actually have been really busy. I feel that if I just download everything I've been busy with from my head onto a blog, I can feel less overwhelmed and possibly start to make some posts on a more regular basis, instead of wondering where to start. So bear with me as I make a seemingly boring list of the fun things I've been doing! Dumb, I know, but who else will listen? lol.
I've been busy making some Christmas crafts, such as Crayon Rolls, Purse Notebooks, Clothespin Magnets, Pillowcase Aprons, and starting Evelyn's Quiet Book I am hoping to have done in time!
Also, Andy and I have been making Evelyn her very own playhouse down in her play nook in the basement. What started out as maybe some wood and fabric has turned into a full framed in-sheet-rocked house complete with a door and windows. It's been so much fun decorating her little house for her! I hung up some leaf garlands for autumn, a flower box full of flowers and a little welcome sign (all on 80% off clearance at Michael's, of course!) We moved her play kitchen inside of her house, naturally, and I found an extra rug we weren't using to make it a little more "homey" for her. With the addition of some pictures hung up w/ extra clothespins on a ribbon, a homemade chalkboard made from an extra picture frame and chalkboard spray paint, a hanging book basket and an old decorative sign I wasn't using anymore, it sure is looking cute! (Photo courtesy of Evelyn)
Now that Andy has switched hours at work and is working a lot more weekends and nights, that leaves Evelyn and myself looking for fun things to do to pass the time while he is at work. One Sunday, we ventured to the Children's Museum with my sister, her 3 kids, the neighbor girl, My sister's sister-in-law and her little one. Uff da! If you've never been there, here's a side note: do not drive your sister's huge SUV with luggage racks on top - it is too tall for the parking ramp.... Anyways, Evelyn had a ton of fun. Her favorite thing, of course, was playing in the water with all of the other little toddlers. She did not like it very much when we had to move on to the next exhibit though....
After the Museum, we decided to bake some cookies together - for the first time! Now that Ev is so old, she can actually help me do things, isn't that amazing? I wish I could skip the baby stage and just have "helping" toddlers, oh wouldn't that be so nice? Evelyn was so excited to get to lick the beater, and I was so excited to see her enjoy doing one of the things I used to do as a child as well. It was one of those little life moments that makes you stop and think of how fast time goes and how quickly your little ones grow up. It reminded me that sometimes you really do need to just stop and lick the beaters!
