Vanilla Pudding Paint

In the past we have done finger painting with pudding-putting chocolate pudding on a cookie sheet tray and drawing pictures and shapes with our fingers-but this was a fun twist on the idea. Using just one cup of pre made vanilla pudding I divided it into six muffin tin cups. Next we added gel food coloring and mixed it in. And it was that simple. Big Sister had fun painting and eating it at the same time (don't worry we used a brand new paint brush). We let our paintings dry over night by which point they were no longer sticky. As an added bonus the paintings smelled wonderful for about a week.

Party Planning

My little boy turned one today. Its amazing to look at pictures of him from a year ago and see how much he has grown, learned and changed.
Yesterday we threw him a little party at the beach. It was a fun day filled with to much food, lots of cake and fun in the sun. I had so much fun planning what food to make and got to try out two new recipes. Lasagna cupcakes and meatball sliders. Both turned out delicious. As well as a cute fish shaped cake.

And the very yummy lasagna cupcake cups

Giant Box Fort

I have become lazy with blogging. One TMI post and then I don't post again for over a year and a half. In that time we have moved to another state and had many more adventures. I am now working part time and taking care of the kids. Lately we have been doing crafty art projects like crazy since Big Sister loves doing them. So I thought as a way to catch up I will share some of the projects we have been doing.

We recently got some really big boxes. And I mean really BIG! A few adults could lay down inside one of these monsters. They made the perfect fort for the kids. While the kids and I were out of town R cut out doors and windows and pushed the boxes together. He even added a tunnel between the two boxes but that didn't last long as the kids keep sitting on it. The kids had a blast painting both the inside and outside of the fort and inviting friends over to see it. Sadly after enjoying it for a few months it finally rained and the roof collapsed. It sure was fun while it lasted.