A New Way To Egg

Good ol' Pintrest has done it again.

Need a new way to color Easter Eggs? Pintrest has it (duh).

No vinegar. No cups.

Just shaving cream and food coloring. Genius.

 Start by spraying shaving cream in a large baking dish or flat bowl. Whatever.

Shaving cream is pretty and very fun to play with. File that one away for a rainy day.

 Amos jumped the gun.

 Add food coloring.

Swirl.

 Then just roll your eggs around in it. I rolled mine without mixing the color in very much. I got very dark marbled eggs. The boys mixed in there colors first and they got more pastel lightly marbled eggs. Choose your own adventure.

There's an egg hidden in there. 

  

The aftermath.

Next step: send the kids to the tub.

Then let the eggs sit for a bit. Ten minutes or so. Then wipe them with a paper towel (or 100). 

Viola! Love it!

Pro-tip. That which colors eggs, colors children. Mine required two baths and are still quite rainbow-esque. Hazel napped through the whole endeavor which turned out to be a good thing.

Felt Christmas Tree for the Kiddos

Saw this gem of an idea on Pintrest.
It's my favorite kind of project. I had everything I needed already. It came together quick. The kids could and wanted to help make the pieces. And they ate it up. 

So easy. Cut a big felt Christmas tree and put it up at kiddo level. Then with their help make lots of ornaments and let them decorate.
And re-decorate.
And re-decorate. 

I think they did a mighty fine job and I can still foolishly believe that this will keep them from disassembling the three dimensional tree that will take up residence here in T minus 9 days. 

9 days!

Six Silhouettes - Inspired by Emily

My buddy Courtney and I scheduled a crafty playdate this week to work on a little project I pinned from wait a minute...

yes...from The Anderson Crew, where I'm linking this post to today for Embrace the Camera.

Man I love it when things work out like that.

So, anyway, Courtney and I had the very ambitious plan to make silhouettes of our six kiddos, whilst also watching the aforementioned children.

But hey, if Emily Anderson can do it with her six, so can we with ours.

So Courtney purchased the supplies and I showed up with starbucks.

And viola!

 Six. Count 'em six.

I really want to know what Amos is telling Elsa and how Hazel's silhouette tastes. 
Kinda easy to tell which kids belong to who. DNA is strong stuff.

Woopeee! Fun!

Thanks for the great idea Emily! And the place to show it off!

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One is Fun!

 Today this sweet little nugget turned one.

Wait. What?

I am a notorious over-doer of 1st birthdays. This was no exception. I was talking to someone who thought that was a waste because one-year-olds won't remember and can't really enjoy their first birthday. True. But I can.

And really, the first birthday to me is more of a celebration that holy cow, we all survived this first crazy year so here...have some cake.

And by 2 they have opinions so for the 1st birthdays, I'm in charge.

"On Parade" by Sara Jane Studios made the perfect theme for a wee baby girl's first birthday party. The talented Sunny B embroidered it on Hazel's birthday bloomers.

Perfection LL. Pure perfection.

Hazel had a blast with her wee baby friends who were there. And the boys had plenty of older siblings to play with.

 

That one there is Maisey Hayes. They are destined to be besties. I mean Hazey Mae and Maisey Hayes? Can't fight it. 

 Yum.

The brothers had fun too. Crafts, bouncy castle, diggers? Yes please.

That's one of my favorite shots of the day. It was a gorgeous day for a front yard party and a grand time was had by all.

 Kisses.

Her little elephant cake makes me so happy. Got the idea for it on pintrest. Here's the source. 

 Love.

Eric and I hypothosized early in the day that Hazel would go after her first birthday cake with the most zeal of any of our children. 

 We were not wrong. 

 Yes. Hazel had a wardrobe change mid-party. Diva.

 Her favorite spot of the day was under her rolling highchair. Nice n' shady.

Here are the boys on their first birthdays!:

                                 Amos.                                                                Eli (a.k.a. the boy Hazel)

We are filled, nay, overflowing with joy.
We leave you with a birthday kiss from Hazel.
The one year old.