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Have a Good Weekend!

Naptime for Kitties

Sigh.

Yesterday was kind of a blah day. I'm slowing down a lot--and there's still over a month to go before the baby comes! It was a rainy, gray day, and Eva and I were stuck inside. So, instead of a "yesterday recap," today I'm giving you another picture from our Memorial Day weekend...because it makes me laugh.

Here's hoping today goes a little better than yesterday. At least we're already halfway through the week!

Four Wheeler Lesson

Hope you all had a fun holiday...we did! We spent most of the weekend up in Webster with Mike's parents (this year's trip went significantly better than last year's--much less deer hitting this time.) And we came home Monday morning, in time to attend a barbecue with friends (Eva experienced her first hammock--the biggest and best swing ever!) So yeah. Good times!

(Thanks, Sarah S., for taking this hammock  picture!)

Thursday Evening Walk

I took this picture before we left, then tucked the camera into Eva's wagon.

When we got home, I loaded the pictures from the day onto my computer and discovered a whole series that Eva took while we were walking. (Wagon-Cam!)

Have a great holiday weekend, everyone! See you back here Tuesday.

Yesterday was one of THOSE days...

...so we had smoothies and popcorn for lunch.

Last Day of Playgroup

Can you guess what Eva made?

Felt Snakes

A few days ago, I saw a great idea on The Toby Show, and I knew I'd be making one for Eva very soon. I got my chance much earlier than I'd expected because Eva was a bit sick yesterday (just a cold), so we stayed at home for the day.

This project turned out to be just the perfect thing for my little sicky: a nice, quiet little activity that she could get lost in as she learned a new skill...buttoning! I let Eva sort through my buttons to choose just the right one to sew onto the end of a length of her favorite ribbon. I did the stitching while she chose "the best colors" of felt to use for the body of the snake. I cut the felt into small squares, cut a slit in the middle of each to act as a buttonhole, tossed them all in a small basket and let her have at it.

After a few Mama-guided tries, Eva got the hang of buttoning. She gave me a big, proud smile, then tucked into the rest of the squares in the basket. When the last square was threaded on to the ribbon, she discovered the joy of unbuttoning...and now she's a button pro!

She told me that tomorrow we'll be making two more snakes--apparently, hers needs a family.

A Nice Weekend

Eva's Grammy and Grampa came to visit this weekend! Much fun was had:

Hope yours was great too!

Eva-ism

Yesterday, Eva and I were at a playground near our house. Rather than the standard sand or woodchips, the ground of this playground is covered in small pebbles, and Eva was wearing sandals. Not a great combination. Every step she took filled her sandals with pebbles...and she was less than pleased. So, while she was swinging, she insisted I take her sandals off for her.

Because her feet were "too rockalee."

Have a great weekend everyone!