Saturday, January 28, 2012

Handy Kids

Just a little of what we've been doing recently......
This table was in our garage when we moved in and has been sitting in there for years.  I used it for folding laundry, but mostly it's where all the junk and odd and ends accumulated. In need of more work space in the kitchen, we recently brought it inside.

 
 Dominick took the old legs off for me.
 While Aravis put together the $10 Ikea legs. 
Now all we need is a little sandpaper and some polyurethane and we'll have someplace to make cookies or prepare dinner.


Lately, we've been playing with these....

 They're called Flexeez and they're the coolest little plastic building toys. Everyone, myself included, has been having lots of fun playing with them. They're incredibly addicting. There are millions of things to do with them and ways to connect and build with them.

 I made this penguin following the directions that came with them

 Dominick made this motorcycle with working wheels without any directions (of course!)

 There's also been a little bit of this......
We stopped at Cracker Barrel for dinner a few nights ago and picked up this potholder loom which was great because we really needed potholders!
And my oldest.......
          got her nose pierced.
I remember looking at her beautiful little face when she was a baby and her perfect little baby skin and thinking "Now I understand why parents don't want their children to get tattoos and pierce their bodies!"  As it turns out, now that she's older, she no longer has perfect baby skin but she still has a beautiful face and I think her piercing just makes her all the more beautiful!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Look Mom! We're circus people!

Look Mom! We're circus people!

That was said by my son a few weeks ago while juggling, perched atop my daughter's feet. We attended the circus last week and well, I must admit that yes, they just might be circus people. They tumble, flip and stunt on a regular basis. My middle two are always attempting death defying stunts. (which I think is a direct result of having a mother who says "be careful" way too much) My son juggles and rides the unicycle he got for Christmas, just not together....YET. My daughter makes balloon animals and paints faces. They're always in costume. They've been known to tape glow sticks all over their bodies and dance, bounce and flip to music. And, my daughter used to ride the dog. Yes, our everyday, regular lives very closely resemble the circus.

Thoroughly enjoying the entertainment