Little Painter

Nothing like some paint and paper :) she's very serious about painting and will continue until all the paint you have given her is gone. Learned that one that hard way! A little tip- I pick up plastic table cloths when I see them cheap. I've gotten quite a few for less than a buck at after holiday sales. They are amazing to throw on the table for craft time,

Felt board

Went old school on this craft for Zoey.

I took a big piece of cardboard that I had. Thank you baby gate box! Used some spray adhesive and then covered with a big piece of light blue felt I got from the fabric store. I then cut a bunch of basic shapes and things. Got all cute trying to make a rainbow :) Z baby liked playing with this a lot. The pieces don't always stick super well which frustrates her but then again she needs to learn patience! I do plead temporary insanity on this project..... I forgot for a moment that felt and dog hair don't mix. So the felt board only stuck around for a short while before all the pieces and the board were horribly covered in dog hair and I sadly chucked the whole thing.

Summer days

Unexpected trip back to hubs hometown. Very sad as his grandmother passed away but nice to spend time with family. Zoeys innocence is such a gift and I was selfishly glad she is too young to explain death to yet. All Z baby knows is she had fun playing with her aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents for a few days.

2nd birthday

Zoeys 2nd birthday! I had planned on doing Toy Story as that is what she loves but life butted its ugly head in. We had a rough couple months and I ended up planning her bday at the last minute. It was just easier for me to do Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She loves that too so it worked.

 I made a banner with my Cricut

Made Mickey ears. Used dollar store head bands and cut out ears from foam sheets and glued them on. Also made the little decorations with my Cricut.

Added a vinyl Mickey head to buckets and filled them as favors

Birthday shirt and skirt. Started with a plain (and cheap!) shirt and skirt. Used a freezer paper technique to make a stencil with my Cricut and then painted with fabric paint.

Made cupcakes! Lemon with strawberry frosting (didn't turn out great), gluten free chocolate with vanilla frosting and regular chocolate with Vanilla Kahlua frosting (love love love that frosting, total keeper recipe)

Birthday girl only likes the frosting, She doesn't eat bread/cake right now. And no she didn't get the Kahlua frosting.

Summer fun!

Made a trip back to SoCal to visit my family. Had tons of fun! Hit the beach, ran in the sprinklers went to the park a lot :)

Running in the sprinklers was a new experience! We have an all dirt backyard right now so even grass is kinda new to Z baby!


















Zoey's second trip to the beach and she still wasn't really a fan! She played with the sand after awhile and there was a smile or two but I didn't catch them of course. Isn't that the way it always works?? At least it is for me!

Ham

Ham anyone? We seem to have an excess :)

Dress up!

What happens when you take your toddler to AAA with you and the bored (and awesome!) young ladies at the front desk play with you toddler? This...