Post-it #89

For Christmas we got Lydia a little pack of princess fingernail polish. It's the child kind, so it washes off easily. Anyway, it's probably Lydia's favorite Christmas gift. She loves having her nails painted.
But lately, having them painted, just didn't satisfy her. She wanted to do the painting herself. I let her.

Isn't it lovely?

Post-it #88

It's dandelion season! We have many of them. The other day the boys started picking some, and I told them that I would give them a penny for each dandilion they pulled. They religiously pulled dandelions for a few days, (there are still soooo many!) and I doled out probably about $8.00 between them all.

Sixty-first Passage

Easter Sunday, after church and some home time in the afternoon, we went to David's parents' house.The kids got to have another Easter egg hunt. I didn't really get many pictures of it.

In these pictures they are checking out their spoils.
We had another lovely dinner, and did a lot of playing outside again. We even roasted marshmallows and ate s'mores.
Before leaving, the boys all piled onto Nana's lap, so I tried to get a nice picture. None of them had everyone looking or smiling, but what do you do?

Sixtieth Passage

Ready for some Easter posts? First we'll start with Saturday. No. We'll start with Friday. Friday night after the kids were in bed, David and I played the Easter Bunny part. Growing up, I always got my Easter basket the day before Easter. We did the fun egg, bunny, candy, traditions on Saturday so that actually Easter Sunday could be reserved for focusing on the real meaning of Easter. I like the tradition, so decided to continue it.
We left this on the bench in the kitchen before going to bed.

And upstairs we left a note on a baby gate in front of the stairs, instructing the boys to wake up Mommy and Daddy before going downstairs.
They did. Too early, too...
Everyone got a basket of treats and toys, and basically the same things. But the boys got a couple wii remotes to share, (now four people can play at the same time, rather than just two) and Lydia got a dress.
Later that day we headed to my parents' house. All the cousins were there. We did a big Easter egg hunt for all the kids. Here are some pictures.

 We made it fair for everyone. We numbered the eggs, and each child was assigned a number.  So, Owen only could put the eggs with number 4 in his basket. They all got the same amount and the same candy and prizes. But there was one competitive aspect.  There was a super carrot hidden, and whoever found it, got it. In it was the game pick up sticks. Matthias found it.

It was a fun day for everyone, I think. It was lovely outside, so we spent much time out there. Board games, boche ball, dinner, etc.

Fifty-Ninth Passage

You know how most schools in the area are on spring break right now? You know how I homeschool my kids? Well, I decided I wanted to do a spring break too. So we are. This freed up some time to run to the dollar store with the kids and pick up some craft supplies. We got everything I wanted, except googly eyes. They were out of googly eyes. :( 

I realized that I finally have enough need for a hot glue gun to justify purchasing one. But I still haven't.

Anyway, we did Easter crafts. I looked up some pictures  of easy crafts on the internet, and let the kids choose which one they wanted to do. 

Lydia choose the bunny. (Sort of. I helped her pick it.)

I did the cutting and gluing, but she put the cotton balls, and pom poms on the glue. (Don't you love Lydia's crazy hair that's always in her face? One of these days it will be long enough to stay out.)

Owen and William picked these little chicks.

 Owen is blowing on the glue to make it dry faster.

Morgan chose a different kind of chick.

The boys, especially Morgan, pretty much did theirs on their own. I helped draw lines for them to cut out, but the kinda did the rest. 

I thought Morgan's facial expression was really cute here.

 And here....not so much. That's what he looks like when he sniffs with all his might. Just blow your nose, Morgan!

Now our house is a little more festive.

Post-it #87

Big girl Lydia! I decided I was ready for Lydia to be in a toddler bed. It was basically out of laziness. I didn't like that she had to be let out of her little prison every morning and nap time. She often wakes up at inconvenient times, and I'd rather her just wander out of her room to find me.
So a couple days ago I mentioned to David that I wanted Lydia in a toddler bed real soon. Being the awesome husband he is, he started the process within the hour. We happened to have this toddler bed that David made for Owen when he was much younger. It works.
The first night in her big girl bed, I wasn't even around. I took off for volleyball right after we put the kids in bed. David tells me though, that he was constantly up to tell Lydia to stop playing with her toys, to get back in her room, to keep the light off, etc. Apparently this carried on for about an hour and a half. Oops.
But this morning it was great! I slept in nice and long, (the boys contentedly drew for awhile) and normally Lydia will be calling from her crib to be let out. But when I got out of bed I went in to her room and she was just sitting and playing with her toys. Yay!
I think this will work out.

Post-it #86

Lydia found my sports bra and decided to try it on. It's upside down, and still a little big for her, but she thought it was fun.

Morgan came in and saw her and asked why Lydia was wearing a Bar Nip.

By the way, Lydia has been completely potty trained for awhile now. We finally got it! Yay! She only needs a diaper at night, but naptime she stays dry.