Arts and Crafts at Imagination Station

We partook of the arts and crafts time at I.S. today. Ben asked to go into the art room where they were making sensory artwork with tissue paper, beans, and foil. It was Ben's first experience with glue. And his last for a while. Cameryn made an artwork too, then they played on the chalk boards. Nick was a bit upset that he wasn't allowed to eat the beans until he found the magnetic letter board. Then he was happy. Or at least until we left the room.

Fun at Imagination Station

Today we had some fun at Imagination Station. Cameryn and Tiffany met us there and the kids had a great time. We were there for about 2 hours and the kids would have stayed much longer, had we let them!

Just. Give. Me. The. Bottle!!

"Mommy, I just want my bottle! Please, give me my bottle! Please, mommy, please!"

Do I have to get out my alligator tears, mommy? Just go make my bottle!

Ugh, sweet relief...I love my bottle

Here Fishy Fishy Fishy

This weekend Adam set up a new fish tank. It was Adam's aquarium as a kid and it has become Ben's new obsession. Adam and Ben went to the pet store last weekend to buy supplies, including a pirate ship that bubbles frequently. Ben is also obsessed with Jake and the Neverland Pirates, a Disney Channel cartoon featuring Captain Hook. Jack and his [good] pirate friends have a boat named Bucky. So what do you think our fishy pirate boat is named? You got it - Bucky.
After letting the tank settle or clean out or whatever it needs to do, we went back to the pet store for fish. Ben wanted all sorts of fish, but we ended up with the last Neon they had and a black googly-eyed gold fish. Ben was super excited about the fish! This evening he named the fish. Don't ask me where he comes up with these names...One is Uncle and the other is AQ. I have no idea...And I'm not sure which one is Uncle and which is AQ. But here are pictures of a wonderful fish, Uncle and AQ.

Oohh, Pretty

I made this cake this weekend for a co-workers 40th birthday. I saw the idea for the outside on a blog called Sprinkle Bakes and the inside on a blog called Raspberri Cupcakes, both of which I came across on Pinterest. The outside is covered in Sixlets and sprinkles on top. The inside is 5 layers of purple ombre cake. It was pretty tasty, too!

Ben's New Room!

For his birthday, Grandma Lee got Ben a bedroom redesign. Today she came up to help paint and decorate his room. We found these awesome wall decals on Etsy that are planes, trains and automobiles with construction vehicles to go with his construction theme bedding. Grandma Lee did an awesome job decorating the room! And Ben L-O-V-E-S his new room!


The Before (bare necessities - bed, blankets, books and trains)

The After - A room fit for a boy who loves all things that go!

Peek-A-Boo!

11 Months - And On Time

Woohoo - I took Nick's 11 month pictures within 4 days of the 24th! But on a sad note, my baby is 11 months old!! I have official put a ban on any further aging in this house hold.

It's Only A Matter Of Days

Before Nick is completely walking. This video was taken on Wednesday. Today he walked probably 7 steps before falling down. I think he's going to be completely walking by next weekend. :(