The Crafts

Matt has been gone a lot which means the girls and I don't get out of the house much. It is not simple going places with four kids, especially when the youngest is still a baby. I'm certain in a couple of years the family will be more mobile but for now, it's pretty much a game of tug of war on  e v e r y t h i n g. SO, we stay put and do things like... Play Junior Monopoly with no rules, or money, or buying property because that is how Natalie likes it and the game moves a lot faster that way.  We also wash hair a lot because somebody is always styling their 'do with the most delicious options.  We play Barbie in this pretty, light filled room. CJ and Natalie's room is so happy with the sun shining in. Natalie wears costumes every day. I probably should wash those sometime but right now it has cut down on laundry. I wonder to myself at what point do you wash the costumes when the costume is being changed every two hours? Hmm... Inste...

Have you met my naughty baby? And immediately after this photo she swung her leg over the back of the chair in an attempted dismount. She is an adventurer!

Our life has been pretty simple lately. On those lamb days of March the girls and I played outside holding onto every last warm degree the sun offered us. And now we go outside for a wee bit and then flee for the indoors because I am a summer girl and I am reallllly ready for summer.  Every single day Natalie wears a costume. And if she doesn't wear a costume she wears a swimsuit. Not even lying. Needless to say, Natalie is also sick right now. Whether the lack of clothing and illness is related or not, I just plain ol' wish it would warm up and then I won't feel so awful about her wearing a bathing suit and leggings to...every where we go. Puzzles, puzzles, puzzles. Our table has been covered in puzzles.  Who doesn't love a good puzzle? (Oh, and notice Olaf in a pizza costume? That is his wedding suit. He and Natalie are getting married or were married or dating...depends on the day.) Bored? Throw on a swimsuit, move the furniture, play some bouncy mu...