Projects

Coloring book with sheet protectors and dry erase crayons

LDS Lace up Cards

A couple of the puzzles

Right now we are busy with lots of various projects.  May be it is the whole nesting thing kicking in early but I feel like we are behind with a lot of things.  We are trying to get things done before we find out what the little one is as it will add to our to do lists.  Right now I am trying to get Livi's baby book caught up.  I have it done except adding the pictures in.  I am over a year behind in organizing the pictures on the computer.  I don't do scrap booking so I just organize them in file folders on a hard drive.  We are also trying to declutter and organize our house.  My office and the spare room are the current dumping ground.  This week we are moving Livi into Emme's room.  I know sounds like tons of fun.  We want them settled before the baby comes.  We have even been adjusting the normal schedule to add more story time and let me do story time with both in my lap.  We moved it from their rooms to the couch and it seems to work out great.  I have been working on things for the girls to take to church to keep them busy.  Most Sundays I go by myself due to Matt's work schedule so I found some cute ideas off pinterest.  (of course)  The girls love them as usually keeps them entertained till about the last fifteen minutes of sacrament.  I made a coloring book using coloring pages I found on the net and printed on card stock then put in sheet protectors.  This way they can color over and over with their dry erase crayons.  (Livi loves this one)  I found a site with great LDS Clip art and saved it then printed it as a 8X10 on card stock.  Then used packing tape to laminate and punch holes in them.  (Livi wants me to lace it for her so she can pull them out.  Emme loves the temple one the best)  Finally I found this cute puzzle idea using large Popsicle sticks, which I found at Hobby Lobby.  I taped 8 together.  Then printed off pictures I found on the net.  5X7 on card stock.  I glue them to the Popsicle sticks and then used a razor blade to cut them apart.  And used packing tape to tape them on the sticks.  This is Emme's favorite.  She will sit and do these all afternoon.  
    My other projects are getting stuff done for Easter.  I saw this great pattern for a super hero cape around Christmas and since I was busy working on my tree skirt I decided to wait and use it for Easter baskets.  So I am working on making felt tiaras and super hero capes for the baskets.  Every day they make me tie blankets around their necks so they can be super heroes.  I might even make magic wands too if I have energy.  
   Our list of things keeps growing.  But we are happy to have a new one on the way to add to our fun.