Shaving cream and food coloring?

So what do you do with shaving cream and food coloring? You have a paint party in the bath tub. There are only two rules, have fun and don't eat it.

Painting 101

Hadley had her first experience with paints. She preferred the brush over her fingers and I had to keep redirecting her to the paper when she rather have painted herself. All in all it was all about fun and we had a great time.

Put Hadley in pigtails and tennis shoes and she looks all grown up.  Two is around the corner but she looks like a two year now.  I sometimes wish time would just stop.  Love her.

Homemade popsicle

Its always fun to have a cold treat on a hot day.  I thought we would make a healthy alternative to the sugar pops by using watermelon and organic apple juice. I blended watermelon with just a little apple juice to make it sweet, then poured it into our Ikea popsicle molds. It took her a couple of times to figure out how to hold it but once she did there was no licking just big bites. 

You may be wondering who finished the pop. Hadley did in record time and with very little mess.

Indoor play box

The heat is here and Its time to find ways to entertain Hadley indoors. I found this idea on a blog and thought she would enjoy it. A simple storage container from Target at $4.99 and a bag of Pinto beans from Costco  $22.00 and toys she already has. I hide her toys and she has to find them. She hasn't quite got the idea yet but she seems to enjoy it none the less.

New Jersey

Its been just over a week since we returned from our visit with Chichi in New Jersey.  Im a bit behind in my post but hope to get caught up soon.  Our visit was great as usual. Hadley was go go go all day.  She played hard and slept hard.  Feeding the deer and animals twice a day, chasing the geese, playing in the water, playing with toys, having wagon rides, etc. There is so much for her to explore and do. What a magical place for a little girl.

         Hunting for bugs with her magnifying glass

Hanging out in my tent

 Feeding the animals

 Shopping for flowers

 Exploring the creek

Moving some rocks

 Playing in the pool

 Cant resist those deer cookies

 Just being me

 At the green house/ barn

 Playing on the porch

 Checking out her tree

 Such a sweet little Christmas tree

 Taking a walk with Chichi

 Buzzing around the yard

 Feeding the birdie

 Doing some gardening

 One of her many friends

 Riding her horse

 Playing in the rain

 Helping with some cleaning

Good Eats

Had to share some photos and video footage of Hadley really enjoying her food.

Happy Mothers Day!

Today was a fun relaxing day. We started off going to church to hear Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan speak. What an amazing young lady. Hadley even had her picture taken with her. In the afternoon we headed to our friends house where we spent the rest of the day enjoying the children play and fellowship with our gracious friends. Hadley sat at the big girls table for dinner and participated in dress up.