Spring day in January!

The weather is so perfect today that we had to venture outside and play after nap time!

Tea Time.

 Had a tea party with my best little lady yesterday.

And she cooked for me!

And even sharing with little 'Bubbas' too. :)

BUBBLES!

My little girl LOVES bubbles! 

She asks for them every night before bed.

And every morning when she wakes up in the morning.

And at nap time.

She just loves having us blow bubbles

and trying to catch them

and then trying to pop them!

This morning we enjoyed the sunshine 

and blew bubbles outside!

It's just so gorgeous out lately! 

We are loving being out side in the warm sunshine. :)

We even played with 'Lion' in the driveway.

And took a short walk.

And pointed to all the airplanes that flew over us.

How have you spent your morning so far?

Sensory play

Today is another beautiful 60 degree weather day. {3 in a row!}

After I set up a sensory tub on the porch,

we all sat out and enjoyed some fresh air.

Little dude watched as Little lady played.

There was some sweet hand holding,

lovable hugs!

Smiles galore. :)

We are making the most of these warm-ish days before more cold weather , moves in at the end of the week...

Finger Painting

Yesterday Little Lady became an artist.

This is a fun, simple, & safe activity!

We made finger paint using:

2 tbsp flour

water

food coloring

That's it!! 

Just add enough water to make a paste and food coloring to make it bright. 

Then I put down wax paper {I actually taped it down}.

And let the artist eat, er... emerge!

Out growing

Lately Evalyn has been losing interest in the "baby" toys she's always had to play with. She's out growing most of them. And to be honest they are for younger babes. She's getting older and starting to explore and trying to see how things work! We have just as much of a blast watching her as she does exploring!

So this last weekend we went to Toys'R'Us and sought out the activity center that would be the most for it's money.

This is what we found:

As you can see it allows her to stand. And there are many gadgets that all make noise and twist, turn, swivel, etc.

Around the other side is a keyboard that plays songs or allows her to "make up" her own songs. The keyboard part also detaches from the activity center and works stand alone.

So far she loves it and enjoys playing a little while and then she will check out something else and then come back for some more!

You may have noticed the "gate" that is up behind her. That was also a purchase we made this weekend! It's actually a 6 panel "gate" that can be linked together for an enclosed play area or used as a barrier. We are using it as the latter for the time being. The tv room, where we spend time watching movies or {Playhouse Disney in the mornings}, has many hazards for little fingers, to include a fire place, and was seeming to be impossible to baby proof with out emptying the entire room! 

The barrier set up is much more practical. So far it's great and just keeps her away from the outsides of the room, where the fire place, tv, and wine cabinet all are. The rest of the space she has free reign and she doesn't even seem to mind that she can't get to those things any more.

And we feel much more at ease that our little explorer won't be harming herself anytime soon, at least we can hope!

Friend

On Friday night and Saturday morning to afternoon we watched a little girl of a couple we go to church with.

She is also an E!

She is a couple months younger than Evalyn.

They got the biggest kick out of each other.

Evalyn did show a little insecurity with having someone else getting "mama" and "dada's" attention!

I think they had fun together.

This is the beginning of a long friendship. :)

Sweet smiles and sunshine

I love, love, L♥VE what awaits me on the other end of nap time...

These sweet smiles are sure to melt my heart every time I greet cupcake after awaking from a nap! 

And today was such a beautiful day, we went for a walk and so enjoyed the long overdue fresh air...

and sunshine!

And the rest of the afternoon...

we just lounged around and played the day away!