A Few Family Photos

Just a few photos of my precious family.  You can tell we had been at the pool earlier because Miller's cheeks are especially pink.

Oodles of Noodles

Lorelai adores Ramen noodle soup, or as she calls it "brains."  I must say I'm partial to it, too, as it's cheap, easy to make, and she eats every last bite.

Courtesy of the Concrete Carnival

Lorelai and Miller were invited by Sierra to the carnival at her school, Concrete Primary.  Grandmother Catherine was there to enjoy the fun and sent me some of the pictures that she took of Lorelai with a few familiar faces.

A Different Side of Miller

Normally the pictures that I get of Miller are of him smiling or laughing.  Clearly I interrupted his enjoyment of eating his celery and ranch, because this is the stern expression I got while trying to photograph him at a recent birthday party.

Pint-Sized Picassos

One the kids' favorite activities is painting.  We don't indulge in it as much as they would like, but since it's summer and we're home all day we've taken to doing it a bit more than normal.

 

Ready to make a masterpiece.

 Miller got started with the glitter glue.

 Lorelai wrote her name in glitter glue and then added finger paint accents.

Moving on to the messy part.

Ta da!

 Lorelai took her time to make hers exactly what she wanted.

 She let Miller help a little bit.  He made a volcano.

The paintings are hanging in their rooms, AKA, their own art galleries.

It's OK To Play With Your Food



On our first official day home for summer break I tried to think up some fun indoor activities due to inclement weather.  One of my favorite activities to do with my students is making edible Play-Doh.  I had some ingredients leftover from the last time I let my students make this treat, so I decided to see if it was as big of a hit at home as it is at school. 

 

The ingredients:  equal parts peanut butter, powdered milk, and honey.  Add some flour for texture.

First up, the honey ~ that way the peanut butter will slide out of the measuring cup more easily.   

Next up, the peanut butter.  While it may slide out of the measuring cup fairly easily, clearly it is not quite as agreeable to get out of the container at times.

Taste Test Time.

Last official ingredient ~ powdered milk.

Time to get your hands dirty.  The flour added a little at a time keeps the mixture from sticking to your hands.

She refused to wear a headband so her hair kept falling in her face. 

Eventually she realized maybe her mom wasn't so crazy to recommend the headband idea.  While she mixed, Miller added the flour.

Clearly a baker who gets into his work.

 Giving it a good karate chop.

 Sneaking a bite.

 Miller didn't like the taste of it, but he still wanted to play.

Lorelai kept saying, "This is sooooo good!"

Eventually the ball of Play-Doh disappeared.