Bathroom Remodel

The last few months have been busy!  Tim has been traveling a lot, we're remodeling our main bathroom, and spring has sprung!

The next few shots will be after accessorizing and finalizing the plumbing and electrical.  :-)

Easter 2014

The kids had a blast welcoming the Easter Bunny in 2014.  He left a trail of bunny poop and turned jelly beans into lollipops!

Our First Puppet Show

We spent last Sunday doing lots of fun things with the kids.  They absolutely kept us busy, on our toes, engaged, and overall exhausted.  One of the many games, puzzles, activities we did was create a puppet show.  At first, Tim and Abby started planning and it was clear they needed a strong director.  Cue Mama.  Abby and I whipped up a production of Cinderella staring the Leopard as Cinderella, the elephant as the Fairy Godmother, the Dog as prince, and a reindeer as the evil step mother.  Even Sam got into the action. 

Sibling Teeth Brushing

One of my favorite parts of our morning is brushing our teeth.  The past few months, since it's been so cold it's the last thing we do while the cars are warming up.  We get the kids set up and we have about 2 maybe three minutes to hustle everything to the car and the final swoop of picking up.  I catch them really getting along and cleaning their pearly whites.  Either Tim or I do the "discount double check" and do the last few swipes with the brush or towel for Sam. 

Seriously, these two are just.too.cute. 

Check out that pink tile and pink laminate counter top.  You can't see the floor which is tiles painted black.  Thankfully, it's all getting ripped out in a few weeks.  We have hired my brothers to help us gut, strip, and finally remodel this ridiculous bathroom.  Stay tuned for an update in about a month!

Foam!

Pinterest is loads of fun for all kinds of things, especially new art projects.  I came across an easy recipe for colorful, rainbow foam.  I whipped up three batches and I hid lots of little items in a pan full of pink, green and blue foam.  The kids had a ball being archeologists. 

We found the cool recipe from here. Truly, what would we do without Pinterest!

In a mixing bowl (Kitchen Aid Mixer is the best!), add 2 Tbsp of dish soap (we used Dawn) and 1/4 cup of water.

Add food coloring to the mix if desired.  Mix on the highest possible setting for 1-2 minutes.  Your foam should be able to form stiff peaks that hold their shape.  Scoop it out into your container and repeat as necessary until you have the desired amount of foam!

Rock Climbing

Just a few weeks ago we went to Saint Joseph's College to for a bit of Alumni fun.  They opened up the pool, the rock wall, rented a bounce house, and had pizza!  It was a nice time and even had the opportunity to meet up with some friends. 

Abby/Sam 14 months

Having the blog is so much fun, especially since I can look back and see what Abby was doing at 14 months.  I found this post in our book (remember we turned our blog into a book? click here to learn how we did it) and really enjoy seeing the difference between the two kids.  

Abby had six teeth, Sam has almost all of them!
They both love cheese
Both good sleepers
Abby had several words, Sam has 2
Both are exclusively waking
Both good eaters and eating what we eat

Now, we all know that kids develop at their own rate and I respect the difference between girls and boys.  But, man is it fun seeing your kids grow and learn.  Abby was tossing things into the recycling box at this age, so we have to get going on the teaching with Sam.  :-)