man holding a balloon

Chloe is making cool dudes and scenes out of dominos. This one is a man holding a balloon. They are also domino runs.

waiting...

the girls were waiting to be picked up for a sleepover at their cousins house

ahh friday

some school work

outdoor time for ferdy


and of course some snacks!!

Monday blues

Mae has a stomach bug and Chloe has the boredom bug.

swirly

The other day Kevin and I were sitting at the table with Anne talking, not paying much attention to Mae drawing quietly. I happened to look over at her and I caught this beautiful moment. She was creating this patterned pathway. I noticed her counting and figuring out what color she wanted to go next. It was awesome. I had such a surge of love for her. I had to capture it. The first picture is proud, shy and then really proud!

JPL hike

this weekend we went on a hike behind JPL with Jennifer,Chris, Anais and Warren. I love watching them have so much fun in nature. They made mud volcanoes and kingdoms. We'll have to go back soon. Lovely day!

funny

laying on my bed this morning Mae says:

Mae: waffle hates me!

Chloe: it's just that he had a hard childhood with you.

ghost story

Last night we made up ghost stories.. here is one of chloe's

read it with a spooky voice..
bob hucklebuckle went to the bathroom and started picking his nose. Then picking nose ghost came and pulled out all of bob's nostril hairs. Then bob hucklebuckle was the first man to.. to... to...

invent nose hair scissors....

archery girl

Chloe at archery class


Mae at archery class... she plays in nature and visits the bathroom.

lake lacourmose

This is Chloe's Lake Lacourmose (in our backyard). She fills it up with water and digs out volcanoes and caves. Soon it will be a thing of the past.. the grass plugs will be coming soon!

postcard mondays

A couple of weeks ago we sat down and had a huge art day. The table was covered, watercolors were out and ideas were flying. I cut the paper to 4 x6 for postcards and let them have at it! I love all of the ideas they came up with. We decided to send postcards out to family and friends every monday. fun fun!!

window girl

and kitty!

Mr. snowman's hat

presenting.. mae's creation!

game board fun

So, we are really into watching, reading and playing "little house on the prairie" these days. So we decided to make a trivia board game based on the books. We found the blank board game at a school supply store along with the game pawns and nifty yellow dice. We had the idea to make a trivia board game that will go with any theme. All we have to do is change the question cards. Chloe and I spent the better have of the morning designing the game. (with help from papa via phone from work) and I'm happy to say it's finished! We had the best time inventing this game. Chloe had so many great ideas! She created the DANGER area of the game.. with shark infested waters. We had a blast! She is already planning our next game...

spring is coming

we planted seeds last weekend. sunflowers, sweet peas,nasturtiums and a little treat for the cats.

chalk town

The driveway became a town today. The girls drew homes, shops and parking lots for their cars. It was amazing to see just how fast urban sprawl occurs. First they had houses, then they needed things to do in their town then shops and of course they discovered they needed parking! What a fun time... until it rained! My favorite was the mushroom shaped plant store.