7.22.2012
a beautiful day
We've had such beautiful weather lately in Southern Arizona. Who knew? Monsoon season has brought such fluffy clouds, double rainbows, and more liveable temperatures. We like to go out to the golf course to let the kiddos run free. I love that the girls help to manicure the sand pits- I'm sure the golf course hates us. By the end of it, Miss D was lying in the mud, hair and all! It was a beautiful, refreshing day.
7.11.2012
to feel/ to felt
I've discovered that I can easily become disconnected from my own life. It's like I can quickly loose feeling. I hate it! But I've been trying to stay more connected, to my life... I think it's a learning process I will always be experiencing. Today I felt more through music. Since having kids, I've cut back on how much of MY music I listen to, for various reasons, but I think my soul has actually missed some music that seems to be deeply rooted within me. Today I just let my ipod play in the kitchen... the girls and I danced and danced. At one moment this (In the bleak mid winter) song came on which we played over and over after Miss D was born, and I felt it. I could feel those early winter, Christmas days of her life, and I could feel the moment we were in, dancing in our hot Arizonan kitchen. Reality- I felt it.
Lately, every time Miss Daffodil would see something Hello Kitty at a store, she would ask why she had nothing that was Hello Kitty, and yet she loved her so much. So we finally decided that we would make her a Hello Kitty doll once-and-for-all. We drafted up a little pattern and worked on it together. She sat on my lap and helped push the fabric through the machine for every stitch. She said it doesn't look perfect, but we think it turned out pretty cute. Our motto is "If we buy everything, then we'll never know how to make anything." That helps get us through stores pretty easily and encourages us to be more creative.
We also have been trying to felt more- I guess I should say we've been trying to feel-felt more and less think-felt more. I've kind of had a love/hate relationship with felting because I tend to be a perfectionist and feel that if I am going to spend time on something, I want my end product to be worthwhile. But when it comes to felting, especially with a four year old, I'm learning that the process is so much more important. AND, if she can come up with something that she is proud of at the end, then it's all worth it. So I'm just trying not to over think our felting, and more-so let her lead the way.
She decided to make a caterpillar, since for some reason she's been relating to the Very Hungry Caterpillar story lately, and so together we made this one. She also did the yellow and blue flower all on her own. I just let her lead the way and our experience went much better than usual. See what I mean by feel-felting instead of think-felting?
Maybe there is a metamorphosis taking place within her little body... how blessed I am to be a witness... (note to self: feel it!)
Here's a cool bike-bag we made after seeing one at the store.
Our nature tree has become more of a craft tree :)
Lately, every time Miss Daffodil would see something Hello Kitty at a store, she would ask why she had nothing that was Hello Kitty, and yet she loved her so much. So we finally decided that we would make her a Hello Kitty doll once-and-for-all. We drafted up a little pattern and worked on it together. She sat on my lap and helped push the fabric through the machine for every stitch. She said it doesn't look perfect, but we think it turned out pretty cute. Our motto is "If we buy everything, then we'll never know how to make anything." That helps get us through stores pretty easily and encourages us to be more creative.
We also have been trying to felt more- I guess I should say we've been trying to feel-felt more and less think-felt more. I've kind of had a love/hate relationship with felting because I tend to be a perfectionist and feel that if I am going to spend time on something, I want my end product to be worthwhile. But when it comes to felting, especially with a four year old, I'm learning that the process is so much more important. AND, if she can come up with something that she is proud of at the end, then it's all worth it. So I'm just trying not to over think our felting, and more-so let her lead the way.
She decided to make a caterpillar, since for some reason she's been relating to the Very Hungry Caterpillar story lately, and so together we made this one. She also did the yellow and blue flower all on her own. I just let her lead the way and our experience went much better than usual. See what I mean by feel-felting instead of think-felting?
Maybe there is a metamorphosis taking place within her little body... how blessed I am to be a witness... (note to self: feel it!)
Independence
Miss Daffodil worked on these little toilet-paper-roll firecrackers (the same ones my mom used to make with us) for weeks! Every time we'd sit down to work on them, she would quickly become tired and was ready to be done for the day. Lately she has been quite unmotivated- in terms of everything- drawing, projects, chores... she must be going through some change or on the verge of something big.
She has mastered swimming, though!!! We are totally psyched and proud! It happened almost overnight. One day Spencer just told her he was going to let go of her, and he did, and she kept herself up. Two weeks later, and with the help of a few swim lessons, she is now a bona fide fish! We joke that she may turn into a mermaid pretty soon because of how much we swim. I asked her if it was fun now that she knew how to swim. She said it was WAY fun! Now, with her goggles on, you just see her body floating around the pool, her head occasionally coming up for air. She's growing up!
I've been trying to finish up half-done projects- some of which have been lying around for years. The dress Little Anne wore on the Fourth of July was one that I cut out years ago For Miss Daffodil, and just recently finished. Oh well!
Hope your fourth was lovely!
She has mastered swimming, though!!! We are totally psyched and proud! It happened almost overnight. One day Spencer just told her he was going to let go of her, and he did, and she kept herself up. Two weeks later, and with the help of a few swim lessons, she is now a bona fide fish! We joke that she may turn into a mermaid pretty soon because of how much we swim. I asked her if it was fun now that she knew how to swim. She said it was WAY fun! Now, with her goggles on, you just see her body floating around the pool, her head occasionally coming up for air. She's growing up!
I've been trying to finish up half-done projects- some of which have been lying around for years. The dress Little Anne wore on the Fourth of July was one that I cut out years ago For Miss Daffodil, and just recently finished. Oh well!
Hope your fourth was lovely!
7.07.2012
"Once upon a time there was a little girl in heaven and her name was Daphne. She wanted to find a sister whose name was Penelope. She looked around everywhere and asked everyone their names. Finally she found the right one, and her name was Penelope. She was sitting in Jesus' lap. She said to her sister, "Come on and follow my lead. I will be your older sister first. We'll look out the window and decide who will be our mom."
Penelope said, "I want the mommy that you told me is named Sarah."
Daphne asked Jesus, "Can you put me in mommy's tummy first, please?" Then Penelope sat back on Jesus' lap and waited until it was her turn to go into mommy's tummy.
The End"
By Daphne
5/20/2012
Penelope said, "I want the mommy that you told me is named Sarah."
Daphne asked Jesus, "Can you put me in mommy's tummy first, please?" Then Penelope sat back on Jesus' lap and waited until it was her turn to go into mommy's tummy.
The End"
By Daphne
5/20/2012
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