Piggy back giggles

I must admit that Aidan, Ethan and Elise are good together. Here's how Aidan and Ethan entertain Elise. She giggles when they giggle. They conspire to do something funny that makes her laugh all the time. On days like the afternoon that these pictures were taken in the winter months. I'm reminded of how being a stay at home is truly the best job in the world!

I advised against playing this game but they could not help it. Lucky no one was injured.

Good catch Ethan!

Hall of Famer - Father

That's right. Only the one of a kind dad's get a custom in house hall of fame where he's the only shining star.

A note from Aidan.

For Fathers day the kids planted an apple seed at the gardening class that I teach.

Aidan and Ethan have been good about watering their apple seeds on a regular basis.

Kyle and Elise dishing out tickles.

Kyle as a dad

Summer classic

One of my favorite pass time activities is to watch Ethan eat ice pops.

Recipe for Mud Pie

From Monday to Wednesday I can't stop thinking about my Little Green Thumb friends.
On this Wednesday at gardening class we made mud pie.

First you make some mud. And you mix it.

Then you add some plants and sticks and stones to it.

Then you pre-tend taste it. Yum, yum, yummy!!

Then all the mommy's pre-tend taste the mud pies.

We should have invited Bobby Fley for a mud pie throw down.

Everyone earned a ribbon.

A photo was taken of all the first prize winners. Who would have guessed all the kids tied?

To place your order for World Famous Mud Pies contact the Little Green Thumb Project.

A playground for three

I have not gardened much this year. But the kids are growing. So I am thankful for that. What's changed in having three kids vs. two kids is at all hours of the day some of the three kids need me. Often they all need me at once. So while the dust collects in the corners of our home and I continue to rotate the handful of meal options I can create without much effort, we play on. Laughing, learning, and loving the good times shared.

Finally she's old enough to play on the play ground. Aidan and Ethan asked if they can all go down the slide together. Injuries flashed in my mind of all kinds. I told the boys their dad was coming home soon and we fo not have time between dinner and bath to go to the hospital. Sorry boys. But they asked to hold her at the top of the slide with a promise to not slide down.

Ethan was especially excited about little sister being on the swing. He asked if she was scared and said " don't worry Elise, big brother is here. I give you baby pushes because that's what you are... a tiny baby".

Elise at four months old

Babies are the hottest accessory. A friend of a friend asked if I would lend her my cute baby to photograph. Stacey Faith is starting her own business as a family photographer and wanted to display pictures of an infant on her websites' portfolio AKA baby Elise.
www.staceyfaithphotography.com
What makes Stacey a joy to work with is that she lets the shot happen. Aside from dressing Elise, my part was to sit back and let Elise do her thing. Here's the winter baby modeling her siganture winter hat.

Behind the scenes.