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“Snow falling soundlessly in the middle of the night will always fill my heart with sweet clarity”  ―  Novala Takemoto ,  Missin' (Novel) Snow began to fall last night, we snuggled under covers and stayed warm... Morning -  hot chocolate with mini marshmallows... Reading my thriving family magazine... Enjoying the white fluffy snow... Snow-covered herbs... My shrubs and a few of my surviving flowers are covered in the snow... Reading activity-The Snowy Day... Interactive snowy day activity My husband made our little one 5 little snowmen... (Latex glove, permanent makers) Preparing to stay warm... Playtime in the snow... Snow-covered scarecrow... Folding winter clothes... Pug pajama pants. Currently listening to Michael Buble-Home

   Exploring art activity 1{ What do you see? } My daughter absolutely loves this. For this activity, all you need is a mirror, and washable window markers/crayons. My daughter enjoyed creating her beautiful self-portrait. Exploring art activity 2-{ molding, painting and stamping clay } This week we started working on clay ornaments.  We molded, stamped, and painted.  We explored textures and colors. 

This weekend was simple. Pretty relaxed, and our time was spent at home. My daughter had a taste for chocolate pudding, and strawberries on the side. She sure did enjoy it. (recipe at bottom of post)  Clafoutis ,-French pancake . Sunday morning, my husband prepared this, and it was a hit! We used strawberries instead of blueberries.   Recipe I'm so happy we decided to make our daughter an art/play easel. Ever since she has been using it for her letters, and art time. We use it during the week when learning letters, and counting. Feeling inspired, and creative... This weekend also included some card-making for my business.  stephaniescharmingcreations Pesto chicken sandwich- What a simple and delicious meal.  We enjoyed this with some waffles and fries. A bit of a sweet tooth- My husband decided to make us some spiced apple popcorn. This recipe asked for apple juice concentrate. We also went out and picked up a candy the...

I've learned, and I am still learning: Everything happens for a reason, and things soon fall into place People can be rude, and sometimes emotionless; you have the option of letting those people go There's so much beauty around us all. Let us learn to appreciate it I sometimes worry myself like there's no tomorrow, I'm learning that worrying that much does absolutely nothing. Other than stress you out!  That it's okay to set some time out for me, we all need some time to clear our minds from our busy/daily schedules. That I have so much love in my heart, and if I could I would scatter my love everywhere!  No matter how busy I get, I still have time for my loves. They mean the world to me. Our week This week the weather has shifted.  This week  I took some time preparing a few things around our home for the arrival of Thanksgiving. I haven't been in much of an organizing mood. -Ever since last weekend; we spent so much of our t...

DIY SILLY ROBOT We had a blast making this silly little robot, and I'm sure you will too! Materials needed: -TP roll -foil -beads -craft eyes -paint & paint brushes -pipe cleaners(for arms and hair) -hot glue and you will need a creative little one! =)  Cover tp roll with foil (it's really that simple) Let your little one paint, and be creative when decorating their robot. I helped with gluing; since we were using hot glue. We glued on the arms and hair of our robot using pipe cleaners. And you can place your beads/eyes where ever you want them on your robot. All done! Enjoy your silly robot.

Baked Caramel apple bread -recipe- Bakingdom Our little artist Craft time at the library Our home consisted of sniffles, coughs, and a lot of snuggle time. I'm relieved and happy to say that we are feeling much better. Lately, it's been kind of slow around here. We have been enjoying our time together and engaging in a lot of learning activities. I've come across quite a few learning websites and virtual field trip sites. (I love the fact that there are so many around) Before we all came down with a nasty cold; we enjoyed trips to the library for stories and crafts with our daughter. Over the weekend, my husband and I cleaned out our garage. I'm really impressed with the finished results. We realized there were things we were holding onto, that really needed to go. So we swept, wiped, and organized our garage. I took some time to clean out, and also organize my laundry room. I normally fold, sort, and hang clothes up in the laundry room. I need...

Little Cardboard houses Materials needed: -Empty cereal box -Scissors -Hot glue gun -paint This was a fun craft to do with my little one. I figured we could use our old cereal boxes. So I came up with making little houses to go along with her little car set.  I also made us a yummy treat. Raspberry almond shortbread cookies , they are delicious!  Made these to go along with our tea party later today. =) Here's where I got my recipe:  http://parentpretty.com “Bake with love..”  ―  Manuela Kjeilen