How I spent my morning

We woke up to snow yesterday morning, and Sara knew just what we should do with it.

Can you tell who our snowmen are supposed to be?

We only got about a half-inch of snow, but it was perfect for rolling snowmen bodies, aka it was wet snow instead of powder so it stuck to itself easily.

 

Sara was about the same height as the larger two snow people.

But hers was a lot smaller. Quite the resemblance, don't you think?!

She was not cooperating for the photo above. But she sure was excited in the one below!

 Hooray for snow!

p.s. All the snow has since melted and only remains of our snowmen are left. The sun warmed up in the afternoon and Rob's snowman was the first to fall over. Mine leaned so far back that it looked like she was trying to do the limbo, and then eventually fell. The snow around the rocks for Sara's eyes melted so she now has a very droopy face, but her snowman is the only one still standing. For now anyway.

Apple Picking and Pig Tails

  

 

 

 

bubbly

Last time we were at the grocery store we saw these no-spill bubble tumblers and decided to buy one as part of Sara's Easter basket.

Well I forgot to get it out of its post-purchase hiding spot and actually give it to her on Easter, so I gave it to her today instead.

I must admit, I was a little skeptical about its advertized "no-spill" ability, but it only cost a few bucks, and Sara loves bubbles (and has been known to spill them in the past) so it was worth a try. Well guess what?! It actually works! No spills! And the little tumbler is just the right size for Sara to hold herself. She loves it!

We tried blowing bubbles outside, but it was too cold and windy. (It's raining out there right now as I type this).

So we did bubbles inside instead. Look how sideways Sara is holding the bubble container, and it's not spilling! I even turned the whole thing upside down over a bowl to test it before giving it to her. Not a drip. Now I don't have to worry about Sara spilling the whole container of bubbles anymore when she inevitably wants to hold it herself. This thing is perfect!

p.s. No, this is not a paid endorsement. I really do just like it that much. :)

as of late

A few of Sara's recent escapades at the house:

ready to play outside

 

Looking at the chickens across the street

a rooster close-up

Wearing a bee costume while holding a bee pillow-pet

making a train out of foil and plastic wrap boxes

pretending to take a nap in the recycle bin

  making a snowman who became very crooked the next day 

(this was back in February)

playing dress-ups. 

She came downstairs dressed like this and said,
"I a pirate. Follow me!"

coloring

 feeding the horses

 

"Ta-da! A castle!"

drawing on the mirror with dry-erase markers (she loves this!)

And just because I noticed there are zero photos of Rob and me recently on this blog, here's a little snapshot of us. Not the greatest, but it'll do.

 p.s. - the poor quality photos were taken on my phone. I need to either 1) get a better phone, or 2) keep our small camera with me during the day, because there are always cute photo-taking moments, but I only ever have my phone on me. Drats.

It's a party, it's a party for Sara!

Now that you all know of Sara's love for Gabba, here are some photos from the Yo Gabba Gabba themed birthday party we had for Sara's second birthday back in December. (I already posted these on Facebook, so if they look familiar, that is why!)

 

Gabba cupcakes

  

 A big shout-out to Rob and Angie (Rob's mom) for making the cupcakes. I just showed them what I wanted and let them go to it, and they turned out perfect! They were delicious too. :)

 

 making a wish

I think the drinks were my favorite part. We took Izze sparkling juice and added the Gabba character stickers. We got the images from the Nick Jr. website. I think they turned out so adorable! And Sara was asking for "Brobee juice" for several days afterward.

Muno pizza.

 

The kids did Gabba coloring pages when they arrived.

 

And measured their height on a Gabba growth chart. (Sara was the shortest, even though three of the kids who came are younger than her!)

 

Just another shot of the cupcakes. 

And finally, here is a video of the kids doing the Monster Moves dancey-dance game. They loved it way more than I thought they would!

Just doing the crossword

Sara accidentally does the splits

November

...started out looking like this:

 {the old farmhouse}

 

{digging in the dirt}

 

{kicking a ball around the yard}

 {playing with Boots the cat}

...and ended looking like this:

 

SNOW!

{video: apparently cats don't like to eat snow}