Three Helpers in the Kitchen
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 3rd, 2011
Category Archive for 'Tommy'
Uncle Matthew Visits Cali
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 1st, 2011
In the ever-changing competition for “Favorite Uncle,” Matthew has pulled into the lead, thanks to a visit this morning (and great gifts). helping put up the playhouse (at last!)… reading, with E in the bow he gave her… holding the drool machine…
Lately we’ve been telling the kids if they tidy up quickly before bed, they can use the rest of their clean-up time to do puzzles in their jammies. It works pretty well as an incentive, and both kids are getting really good at all our puzzles.
This weekend, the kids gave Susie a bath basically by themselves (with me right there in case something happened)!
It was a Prufrock sort of morning, so we decided to have a tea party in the kitchen.
If it were up to the six churches we’ve visited out here thusfar, the kids wouldn’t have a clue what a hymnal was. Thankfully, both big kids love our nightly family worship time, in which we sing the hymns we never get to sing anywhere else. They run for the family worship shelf, grab hymnals […]
Tommy’s Recent Artwork
Posted in Tommy on Sep 15th, 2011
One of the best discoveries of our cross-country trek was that the kids love spiral notebooks. At 14 cents apiece during back-to-school sales, it’s a pretty cheap way to keep the kids happy. Tommy completes an average of one 80 page notebook every 2-3 days. Here are some of his recent creations (with some additional […]
At first glance, it seems like such a sweet picture… …then you take a closer look…
Eveningside House Tour: The Kids’ Room
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Tommy on Sep 7th, 2011
Christina (my chief decorating adviser) wondered how I’d be able to combine Tommy’s robots and spaceships with Elizabeth’s teacups theme. My thought, not having seen the room, was to do a his-and-hers. The room is smaller than I’d hoped, but I’ve tried my best! The space themed wall stickers are decreasing with each move, […]