We played . . .
With hair!
A popular part.
Couldn't talk Hailey into the swings.
But Kaitlin was all for them!
This is the do for Jo! She loves this look!
With Food!
This is the Apple Gallette the night before Max and Katie took off.
Next we made a Rice Krispie Treats calendar to mark the days until Mom came back.
Each mixed her own gooey bowl.
This is what the calendars looked like with just two days to go.
Next day we made a batch of eggless oatmeal cookies.
While the kids and some neighbors played outside, I set up the cooking stations.
Pretty simple recipe as you can see: oatmeal, butter, sugar, and some flour.
Pretty simple recipe as you can see: oatmeal, butter, sugar, and some flour.
"Hard" at work.
The oh-so-tasty finished product.
Hank liked them, too. (Monty joined me for the weekend!)
Next cooking project: the tea party.
Karlie's contribution.
Biscuits, whipped cream, and strawberries!
The party.
Biscuits, whipped cream, and strawberries!
The party.
The last big cooking playtime was a taste of France with both sets of grandparents.
Crepes with chicken and asparagus with Bechamel sauce
Crepes with whipped cream, strawberries and blueberries
Chocolate Truffles
Crepes with whipped cream, strawberries and blueberries
Chocolate Truffles
Karlie and Hailey wrapped the chicken in the crepes. Kaitlin sprinkled the dessert crepes with the cinnamon and sugar. Whipped cream was everywhere! And the truffles were 100% kid produced. A bit too busy to snap many photos!
Oh Yeah! Finger lickin' good!
Enjoyed by all!
Oh Yeah! Finger lickin' good!
Enjoyed by all!
Outdoors!
On the tramp. This was a tough one because I know the stats on injuries!
And even limiting the jumping we had our share of bumps and tears.
One at a time. Only safe way to go!
Bikes and trikes. Yes, he did crash.
A sure winner: WATER!!
We had a great time tossing these around in a circle. We had quite a stash!
This is just the beginning.
And even limiting the jumping we had our share of bumps and tears.
One at a time. Only safe way to go!
Bikes and trikes. Yes, he did crash.
A sure winner: WATER!!
We had a great time tossing these around in a circle. We had quite a stash!This is just the beginning.
Indoors.
School.
Legos.
Dancing to Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses
King for a Day
An Attendant
For Hank, it is all about a train.
A train ride. Two times!!!!!
And a toy train.
School.
Legos.
Dancing to Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses
King for a Day
An Attendant
For Hank, it is all about a train.
A morning train set-up.
And a toy train.
And lastly, we played with paper.
Letters for the cousins.
A diorama of Paris with key sites mom and dad were visiting.
We started with La Seine.
And ended with this.
And bedtime.
We started with La Seine.
And ended with this.
And bedtime.
We read every story of Madeline. The girls delightedly
recognized landmarks that we had made for the diorama.
We also read the Moira Kalman's Max in Love, a delightful
dog who finds poodle love in Paris. Oooh-la-la!
Lucky Mom and Dad in the City of Love!
Right. . . . fast asleep! (Yup, I let them sleep in
Mom and Dad's bed and lugged them down the hall each night.)
recognized landmarks that we had made for the diorama.
We also read the Moira Kalman's Max in Love, a delightful
dog who finds poodle love in Paris. Oooh-la-la!
Lucky Mom and Dad in the City of Love!
Right. . . . fast asleep! (Yup, I let them sleep inMom and Dad's bed and lugged them down the hall each night.)
Like I said, pretty intense and lots of fun.
