Between snow days and sick days (ours and our friends) we have spent lots and lots of quiet (and not so quiet) time indoors. One afternoon we copied my friend Rebekah's cute idea and the girls made life-sized self-portraits. I taped butcher paper down to the floor and then traced their bodies. They spent the next 1 1/2 hours adding their clothes, hair, faces and accessories. Now we have beautiful art for our upstairs hall!
Sometime during the project I put Gracyn on the carpet in the middle of the family room. When I peaked around the corner a few minutes later, she had rolled clear across the floor and was working her hardest to push buttons on the DVD player!!! Mommy wasn't ready for that yet!!!
Eventually her hard work paid off and she scored a DVD....Praise Baby actually.
Here she is the next day, when I put her in the floor in her room. She rolls and rolls until she is under the bed. She thinks playing with the bed skirt is the most fun ever! Look at that grin....is it possible that she already knows she is up to stuff and that we think it is precious?
And, here is what was happening in the next room. While Mom and Dad were busy marveling at our baby's mad rolling skillz, Addison and Reagan dumped out most of the contents of their "jewelery" drawer!!! It is amazing how fast a mess can be made around here!
Finally....same clothes but a new day. Baby girl is worn out from a morning at the park with Daddy. Tommy was trying to keep her awake long enough for me to make it home from my errands to nurse her. She feel asleep, on the couch, legs straight in the air, in the middle of a diaper change!
Sometime during the project I put Gracyn on the carpet in the middle of the family room. When I peaked around the corner a few minutes later, she had rolled clear across the floor and was working her hardest to push buttons on the DVD player!!! Mommy wasn't ready for that yet!!!
Eventually her hard work paid off and she scored a DVD....Praise Baby actually.
Here she is the next day, when I put her in the floor in her room. She rolls and rolls until she is under the bed. She thinks playing with the bed skirt is the most fun ever! Look at that grin....is it possible that she already knows she is up to stuff and that we think it is precious?
And, here is what was happening in the next room. While Mom and Dad were busy marveling at our baby's mad rolling skillz, Addison and Reagan dumped out most of the contents of their "jewelery" drawer!!! It is amazing how fast a mess can be made around here!
Finally....same clothes but a new day. Baby girl is worn out from a morning at the park with Daddy. Tommy was trying to keep her awake long enough for me to make it home from my errands to nurse her. She feel asleep, on the couch, legs straight in the air, in the middle of a diaper change!
3 comments:
So cute. Love the portrait idea...you need to post a picture of their portraits. Cute idea. And yeah for little miss Rolly Polly. :) Still jealous of your chilly weather.
That may be the funniest ever 'falling asleep' story! That poor darling just couldn't keep her eyes open any more, could she? Remember those early days when you'd change a diaper just to get a baby to wake up and nurse? I used to keep cold water by my nursing chair (poor Ben) to sprinkle on his little face to get him to finish eating!
I'm glad the craft was a hit and kept them busy. Fun times!
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