Bathtub Painting

I got this idea from an email I receive each day for the kids from Productive Parenting. It suggested using fingerpaints in the bathtub. I actually just used regular washable paints.Makes for easy clean-up of the art and the kids. They had a great time. And clean-up was a snap!

Fishing for Letters

Both kiddos love the water, so I broke out the water buckets today. I added some sponge letters and fishnets.

Sophie decided her toes needed to be wet, too. So off came the socks and in went the feet.

Of course, what one does the other will follow.

Beans, Beans, Beans

I gave the kids a measuring cup, a couple of measuring spoons, and some pinto beans. They had a blast pouring, scooping, and measuring.

Reading Tent

You may recall the tent we got to go over Sophie's crib. Once she started standing up in the crib, we moved it so that it was over the rocking chair. Maw Susan showed the kids how to get in the chair and then wrap it around. She calls it the reading tent. So far they haven't pulled it out of the ceiling, but I have decided that an adult has to help them with the tent (just in case).

Riding to the Playground

It warmed up enough to take the kids down to the playground. Paul pulled the kids in the wagon and I brought Sophie's little ATV and the razor in the car. Logan had a hard time on the scooter but enjoyed the ATV. I rode the scooter with Sophie before we heading to the playground.

Sophie's hair gets so static-y. It would stand straight up everytime she went down the slide.

We even let Wrangler off the tether after a bit to enjoy some running around.

Love these two!

Daddy stood at the top to help the kids down the slide and I caught them at the bottom.

Sometimes Quiet is a Good Thing

I realized that the kids weren't running back and forth from their rooms to the living room and got really worried about how quiet it was. When I went to investigate, preparing myself for complete destruction of their rooms, this is what I found. So cute!

New Year's Eve 2010

So on Thursday night, Paul and I are watching TV after finally getting Sophie to sleep and I realize that Friday is New Year's Eve. Paul asks if I want to do anything and I just laugh. We can't leave Logan with anyone yet, and I'm not ready to venture out with both of them (beyond a fast food place with a playground). And let's face it, all either of us really wants is a decent night's sleep. We thought about doing an early dinner but then just decided we go get barbecue and stay in. We could "celebrate" early before the kids went to bed and maybe, just maybe, Paul and I would make until midnight.

Ha! We did get barbecue (and you should see Sophie eat corn on the cob), Paul's mom had given us some sparkling cider so I poured everyone a glass at midnight (aka 8:30pm). I taught the kids how to say "cheers", but wasn't fast enough to catch it on the camera. Sophie's first taste of the carbonation was hilarious, but I guess she decided the bubbles were worth it because I had to pry the cup out of her hand later.



Then we played a game. This might become our family tradition for New Year's Eve...Family Game Night.

The kids loved playing Elefun. I'm sure this will be out again over the next few days.

After we put the kids to bed (which is an ordeal right now), Paul and I settled on the couch to watch a movie (in the hopes that it would help us stay awake until the New Year). We picked the wrong movie (The American, slow-paced and random, unconnected scenes). We got about 40 minutes into it and I was falling asleep, so we went to bed.

Happy New Year to All! I can't wait to see what 2011 has in store for the Walker family of four!