Random Small Projects

Well, we haven't done anything big or major lately.  But we have done some smaller things that were fun.  Be prepared for some random pictures.

We found some pine cones along our walk and Whitney wanted to bring them home.  I wasn't sure what to do with them, but we decided to turn them into some bird feeders.

The girls did a pretty good job of putting on the peanut butter and the sunflower seeds; they only kept snacking on everything a couple dozen times.

And then we hung them on the trees outside.  It was fun to hear the girls call out (through the window in the mornings) for the birds to come and get the food for them.

Another project was the living room fort.  I was watching another three girls in the ward one morning and we decided to make a fort.  It was quite the undertaking.

I didn't have my favorite cookies over Christmas like usual, so I decided to make some magic middles one day.  Rachel and Whitney both helped with stirring and adding things.  Megan helped by chomping on the empty butter box.

Rachel and Whitney both love to play church.  Rachel has been involving Megan in it also.  Here she sings a nursery song and then she always says some funny prayers saying thank you for anything she happens to see at the moment.  It is fun to watch the sisters playing nicely.

We did the letter K yesterday for alphabet days and I decided to let the kids play kitchen.  I had planned on it being outside and keeping the mess mostly contained, but it decided to be a cold and cloudy day, so we played kitchen in the kitchen.

The kids loved the kitchen game and played for a long time, but just look at the mess that got left behind.  Next time, it will definitely be an outside activity.

With the flu and the teething going on here, there has been a lot of poop lately.  Megan thinks it is so funny being wiped down with a baby wipe.  Will and I think it is less funny.

And finally a first turn in the big bath.  She loved the big bath much more than her little bath tub, so we probably should have switched her over a long time ago.  Oh well.  Good to have a clean baby.

So I thought about calling this blog 'Random Small Messes', instead of 'projects'.  We have gone through a lot of baby wipes and paper towels lately.  Those are like my favorite inventions.  Anyway, that is what has been happening in Umatilla.