playing "cake boss"

so, clearly none of the kids are too old for play dough! this time, ken and mck decided they would play "cake boss". too funny. they were each doing a job for the bakery and half way through asked me if i could turn "cake boss" on in the family room so they could hear it in the background while they played. gotta love it!

my creative/crafty kid!

after seeing a short news story about a guy that makes paper dolls ken retreated to her room for hours asking for various supplies . . . cardboard, paper, glue. . . with the strict rule that no little kids were allowed in her room. she designed a little group of dolls (complete with fashion changes!), a house, a couch, a toilet, and several other odds and ends! she is so darn creative!

grinch day!

we had a super fun craft afternoon. . . grinch day! :) 3 fun grinch crafts that we found at the store! the girls painted ornaments, made little whirl-a-gigs, and played with grinch stickers! :) ken is so independent with crafts these days . . . mck is so patient and will sit for a LONG time trying to get things just the way she wants them . . . and little kam just wants to get in there with the big girls! :) their crafts came out pretty cute and they had lots of fun hanging them on the tree! :)

a grinch hat for daddy

daddy brought home and plain santa hat and asked the girls to decorate it for him for a contest at work! :) the girls and i had a blast decorating it up with a giant grinch, some tinsel, and christmas balls! :) daddy even wore his grinch shirt to work to top off our amazing design! :) the best part . . . he won a $50 gift card! :) go girls!

painting pumpkins

the kids had so much fun creating "masterpieces" out of their mini pumpkins . . . and they topped them off with LOADS of glitter! :) what a fun way to get in the pumpkin spirit! even little b.c. was loving the paint . . . maybe a little too much! :) what a beautiful day! :)

countdown to disney!

our disney trip is getting closer . . . so it was time to start counting down! i left the girls with construction paper, disney stickers, a list of how to spell disney things, and headed to the grocery store! :) i came back to a pile of neatly labeled strips . . . totally decorated with things they were excited about seeing at disney! even kam got in on the illustrating! too cute. mck drew come great pictures . . . her tink is to adorable! :) ken even made a cool thing to hang it by that says "coutdown to disney"! i looped them all together and had it hung up when they woke up in the morning . . . now i am not sure if it was such a great idea . . . it reaches from the upstairs to the downstairs . . . they couldn't believe it and said "wow, we have a long time till we go!" :) hoping it goes fast! :) we could all use a fun week together! :)

my little puppeteers!

this was the BEST craft kit EVER! 5 martha stewart puppets . . . no glue or scissors required! ken and mck completed theirs on their own and kam only needed a little bit of help! one hour of fun for 3 little girls for $3! can't beat that! ken and mck even put on a puppet show from behind the couch when we were done! :)

for the birds

we finally managed to make our pine cone bird feeders! (we've had the cones since OCTOBER!!!) :) the girls had fun piling on the birdseed and picking the places to hang them! ken was soooo helpful with keeping kam interested and mck was stressed about the peanut butter on her fingers - she wasn't sure if she should lick it or freak out! :) ken and mck each made one for their teacher too! now we're just waiting for the birds to find them! :)

valentines for daddy

today we hosted a valentine playdate. the kid's all made valentine's for their dads. mck had fun decorating and wrote "dad" and her name on the card. even kam got in on it and had fun scribbling and decorating with stickers. the girls had fun munching on heart shaped sandwiches, cookies with red chocolate chips, and a few healthy sides! :)