Photo-Dump - Squirt through the Year

Goofing Off In The Sunshine

A gorgeous day in the midst of April showers!  With temperatures settling around 80 degrees, it was a perfect day for some fun photos.  Sammy and I had a short but semi-professional shoot (which may have turned out a bit great, thank God for that Magnolia tree!)  Madi and I took turns with my nice DSLR until the battery was nigh dead and we were hot and sweaty.  We finished our outdoor session with My Little Pony and Popsicles and Ice Cream!

Madi took this picture of me.  First time using my camera. Not bad, girly!

Hooray for cute flip flops!

Squirt's Teeth XD

We like to do crazy things ;)

Gorgeous flower petals everywhere!

Don't you just love this picture of Sammy Boy?

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Activity

For Madi's birthday, I gave her a miniature butterfly garden. We were able to watch as the caterpillar's grew, created their cocoon, and turned into butterflies! Our activity this day was inspired by the caterpillar's (who had to come down to watch) and the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  The girls loved this one!

You will need

• Marshmallows 
• Toothpicks
• Paint (esp. green and red)
• Very tiny brushes for the eyes and antenna
• Enough pieces of paper to compensate for a whole caterpillar family, the child's castoffs/mess-ups, an experimental butterfly, and a "test out the color" sheet.  Apparently.  

The marshmallows act as stamps for the caterpillars head and long body.  The toothpicks stick into the marshmallow so you don't get your fingers in the paint and then on the project.  Relatively easy to stick and stamp.  

Word of advice: Don't let your kids try to wash the marshmallows and reuse them.  It doesn't work, and creates a bigger, mushy mess of discolored water dripping everywhere.  Just buy a whole bag and let them have fun.  Or use the stale bag that no one finished with the Christmas hot chocolate.

Madi painting.  Caterpillar's watching.

Some discarded marshmallows

The finished project!

(**Again with the phone pics!  I need to start bringing my camera with me!**)

Spring Break in KY

Once again we took our spring break at Granny and Papa's house.  Unfortunately, this year wasn't very warm.  We had a bit of sunshine the first day, and after that it snowed . . . and kept snowing!  We spent most of the week indoors.  Here are some pictures :)

Flowers are in bloom.  If they survived the March snow.

Bible study at the house on Sunday :)

Don't  you just love Papa's Bible?

A lot of Solitaire was played! 

Movies were watched.

Kitty cats joined us in front of the fire :D

And Aly decided we needed to model, after about 10 hours of America's Next Top Model.  Exclusively at Granny's house ;)

Doesn't she look like Emma Watson/Hermione?