My boys gravitate toward sticks. Whenever we are outside they are always finding the perfect walking stick or saying “this stick would be perfect for a bow and arrow!” It doesn’t matter how big or how small, we always end up with several “perfect sticks” when we hike through the woods. I don’t mind: sticks are free and are great for imaginative play.
The other day I thought about how they could decorate them. I pulled out some spare yarn and told them they could pick out several colors and they could each wrap a stick. They were very excited and had fun picking out the colors and thinking of different ways to wrap the sticks.
I like how they turned out.
Free sticks and spare yarn…a very easy and low cost craft!
Summer has started off with a blast filling up the little squares on our family calendar.
Some things so far were planned and others surprised us.
Planned:
~ End of the year home school review
~ Three birthday pool parties…..in 1 week!
~ A baby’s baptism
~ Joining a gym
~ Digging up part of the backyard for a flower garden & a blueberry bush
~ Going away party for a friend
Unplanned:
~ A fish funeral
~ Computer down and out for a couple days
~ Me – down and out for a couple days with an unmerciful migraine
~ Frog-setting school frogs for the summer – thanks, Honey
~ Meeting a fascinating lady starting a horse rehabilitating farm to bring together horses and people who have experienced emotional/physical pain ~ great story/will update later
~ Impromptu cookouts, lunches and play dates
~ Fighting off yet another migraine
Some other pictures...
making new colors and shades
a beautiful rainbow
"Wag" the fish
Saying "Good Bye" to Wag the fish
Picking out plants for our garden
I’m looking forward to some more
planned and unplanned fun things ahead!
~ Our butterflies all survived and we let them go.
~ We don't have any tornado damage in our neighborhood. What crazy weather today.
~ We only have one more week of home school.
~ We have four pet fish!
~ I got the chance to play ping pong with my Dad this week. I LOVE to play ping pong and my Dad has a great serve I can barely return.
~ My youngest is taking a month of Taekwondo lessons and loves it.
~ God has answered some prayers in our lives that simply brings me to tears reminding me that He is Faithful.
Sad news:
~ We let our butterflies go.
~ We may only have three pet fish by tomorrow morning.
~ My youngest will have his first taste of heartbreak in the morning.
~ I have never overseen a fish funeral before.
~ It was bittersweet celebrating Memorial Day with family, knowing some close friends and family have loved ones far from home and in harms way protecting our freedom.
Hi! I hope that today you are making the most with what life has given you! I like to see the glass half full and find the humor and patience when it isn’t! I try to enjoy the little things and see beauty everywhere. I am married, have three boys and enjoy being in the moment!