3 year old perspective...

This is E's point of view from our zoo visit. He stole my camera and discovered the joy of taking pictures. Things look a little different from his perspective, which I am loving getting to experience. What a joy to see things as my son sees them!

my point of view...

This is my perspective of our trip to the zoo this week:

52 weeks :: 19

and I just like this one...

cuz we're cool like that...

A few months ago, I finally broke down and bought Amanda Soule's book, The Creative Family. Such a great book! So many easy, fun ideas to get the creative juices flowing around here. My favorite thing in the book was her family's banging wall. I decided we HAD to have one of our own. I planted a seed in Don's brain about it and this is what we ended up with...

E is so psyched! "for me?!" he says. How cool is that?? I love that it is not only a fun, loud (sorry neighbors!) music maker for the kids - and us - to play with, but it is also a super funky looking art sculpture hanging out in our yard. Yay for creative juices flowing around here!

cuz we're cool like that...

A few months ago, I finally broke down and bought Amanda Soule's book, The Creative Family. Such a great book! So many easy, fun ideas to get the creative juices flowing around here. My favorite thing in the book was her family's banging wall. I decided we HAD to have one of our own. I planted a seed in Don's brain about it and this is what we ended up with...

E is so psyched! "for me?!" he says. How cool is that?? I love that it is not only a fun, loud (sorry neighbors!) music maker for the kids - and us - to play with, but it is also a super funky looking art sculpture hanging out in our yard. Yay for creative juices flowing around here!

shopping sacks & on the mend

Oh boy! These past 2 weeks have been something else. I do not think I have ever had the flu, that is up until this past weekend! The real flu, the one your hear about. OO-vay! Now I know why everyone makes a fuss about it, complains about, etc. It is truly one of the most awfullest (is that a word?) experiences ever. Ever! And everyone in our household has had it.I thought I was being spared, but no go. All weekend I spent in bed. Today, I am feeling better, and that means we are all FINALLY on the mend. Hooray! I didn't know I could feel so happy about just feeling normal.

Somehow, in the midst of all our feeling yuck, I managed to finish these shopping sacks.

I've been wanting to make some for us for awhile. Way to long really, given how easy they were. I am feeling pretty happy how they turned out. They are so cute!

I will give them a go this week when I make my first weekly solo shopping trip with the kids. Don and I usually go together on the weekend, but I'm going to start going mid-week to free up a little sacred family time. Seems we've been spending all day every Saturday running around doing errands. I'd rather us home hanging together, playing in the yard, making stuff, etc. So mid-week errands are my new thing. Wish me luck!

mixing colors

E just loves painting and mixing up the colors. I am always amazed how pretty it turns out.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY today to my Aunt Lou!!! Sorry we had to cancel your little party today! But the above is a little pre-view of your present... which you'll get when we are all feeling better. I hope and wish you a happy day! Love you lots and lots and lots, Edoo!