A Gift

So, guess what my Mom gave me...

What an amazing gift!  

I've been spending all my spare time spinning, 

I'll post pictures of my new girl soon.

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual.  Inspired by SouleMama

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On a walk

Spring is here, and we are outside!  

I love Spring.

I'm sure in the next few weeks, we'll have a giant snowstorm that will cover all the grass again, 

but for now, we are walking.

{this moment} - A Friday ritual.  Inspired by SouleMama

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Summery goodness... in March.

Coming towards the end of a long winter,

nothing tastes better than summery peach butter spread on warm homemade bread.

Canning in September is so worth it, in March.

Art, I Want You.

Ava loves art.  She wants to create things All Day Long.  But Ollie, not so much.  He likes to make Lego creations, which is an art form of it's own, but drawing pictures, painting, coloring, he never wants to do it.  So I'm always trying to think of things to inspire him.

When I came across this video, I just knew both my kids would love it.

They did, both of them, and it inspired them to do some watercolor paintings of their own. 

The key is to use some good pens first, like Sakura Pigma Micron Pens, 

to draw the picture, then paint over it with watercolors.  We just used cheap watercolors, but it would be even more fun if you used artist quality watercolors and let the kids mix their own colors.

I love to see their creativity sparked and have them completely overcome with the process. 

It really makes me happy.