Autumn Dioramas

These pictures aren't super great, but this was the latest craft that we did together.  I cut up cereal boxes and secured the back of the diorama.  Then we just glued colored construction paper for the sky and grass.  The girls used many skills to make this, including ripping white for the clouds, drawing the trees, cutting little cuts to make the grass.  Then they glued ripped up pieces of red, orange, yellow, and brown for the background trees.  Next we made the 3D trees out of toilet paper rolls and brown pipe cleaner.  For the finishing touches the girls put fall leaves and pine cones on the 3D tree and on the ground.  Pretty cool fall project.

Siri's Birthday!

Last Friday Siri turned 4! We celebrated by inviting 10 neighborhood friends over for a Jake and the Neverland Pirates party! The kids decorated eye patches and watched Siri's 2 favorite episodes of the show. Then we fed them all chicken nuggets, fries, carrots and bananas before they set out on the treasure hunt, each with their own pouches to collect gold dablouns at each clue. The treasure was a Skully (the parrot on the show) piñata that I made. We smashed it in the living room, the kids added candy to their bags, and then we fed them cake! The 1 1/2 hour whirlwind ended with Siri opening presents and Matt ushering the kids out the door, which was easy since they all live next door!

Hair Cuts in September

Everyone got hair cuts before school started.  This is still a learning process with Ty, as the very first time I cut his hair I sliced a piece off his ear.  There is still a scar.

That little drill is his favorite thing.

August Visitors

It's way over due, but I wanted to put up some pictures of when Terry, Stacy, Elijah, and Miles came to visit in August.  Terry summited Mt. Rainier, and we had lots of fun with Stacy, Elijah, and cutie patootie Miles.  It is such a blessing that they made the trip out to see us.  The cousins get to know each other better, and I get a fantastic shopping buddy :)

Elijah as a tiger doctor.

Ty could not get enough of Miles!