Sunday, June 16, 2013

Happy Birthday Garvin!

Garvin had a duckie of a birthday yesterday as he turned TWO!

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Suminagashi

Suminagashi is a type of Japanese paper marbling. We are learning about Japan this week and I thought it would be a fun activity for the kids. They enjoyed it for a few minutes, and I enjoyed it for almost an hour. We used a paper marbling kit that I ordered online and regular copy paper. Here are some of the results!

Baikal Before Backstroke

GO GRANT PARK SHARKS!!!!

Monday, June 03, 2013

Stuck in the middle with you

Today, I was able to have some quality time with just Rybolt. This does not happen often with my middle child, so I wanted to make the most of it. Rybolt loves to play games, but with an older sister who knows how to do everything and a younger brother who likes the taste of molded plastic, games have been difficult to play around the house. However, with just the two of us, it was great fun! One of his favorites is space chess, which Matt bought him at the National Air and Space Museum on our recent trip to DC. We played space chess at one of his favorite restaurants, Stone Soup, while he had his favorite food, a plain bagel with cream cheese. It was a good day. (If you are wondering what is on his face, it is black marker. He wanted to decorate himself)