Fun at Home

Here are some "normal life" photos that have been accumulating in the computer over the last couple of weeks. 

While entertaining Violet in a restaurant, I played "hide the drink cup." The next morning at breakfast, she remembered the game and played it on her own with the cloth I used to wipe her face.

 

 Fun with play-doh!

 Meanwhile, little sister was bean scooping!

I read this activity tip online to entertain small children, and I wasn't sure if Violet was old enough for it. But she did very well, and scooping the dry beans kept her busy for a while when I was making dinner. Yes, there were beans on the floor to clean up, but it wasn't too bad. She understood enough to not dump the beans out onto the floor.

 The cardboard house, which lasted an amazing six months, finally died after we had our friends over for Thanksgiving. Here, Stace and the girls play with it on one of its last days.

Ave and Cora collected rocks at the park and wanted to paint them. I got Violet some water and a large paint brush so she could paint the ground. And then, I lost my mind. I left the area for a few minutes. Yep.  Smart mommy here.

Thankfully, it was children's washable paint, and all "came out in the wash" and with a bit of spray from the garden hose.