And they sure love each other, too! I often look back at them when we are in the car and see them just like this…
They are the best of friends.
Love my kids!
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Silent play in the Winter sunshine
Hand Made Holidays
What beautiful holiday celebrations we have had this year! I am so grateful for the time that I have been able to spend with my friends and family. We’ve spent many days traveling to others houses to participate in their revelry and had a wonderful time! At our own home, we had a small Winter Solstice dinner with friends, old and new.
Followed by a decadent, chocolate yule log cake, of course.
Ok, and I have definitely been feeling uber-crafty this year. I love to give hand made gifts!! I feel like they ooze with love and comfort… I hope the recipients feel that, too, cause this year, we couldn’t help ourselves. There was…
Rum infused with Banana and Vanilla
A Car Shirt for Dad to enjoy massages more often
And even when Toby sat up, Leif just kept on driving!
Toby turned a magic wand for Kaia
We all got some new flannel or fleece pajama pants
And Leif also got some winter pants. Both were corduroy on the outside. One was lined with flannel and the other with fleece. (and in case you are wondering, Leif did chose the cupcake fabric!! In fact, he begged me for it!)
There was also a puppet theater that you can hang in a door way.
The other side has pockets to keep your puppets in.
Holiday Cards
Wintermint Lotion Bars
Vanilla and Candy Cane sugar scrubs (made by Kaia)
Sea Glass Pendants
Hand knitted hat with velcro detachable hair for a little friend going through Chemo.
Hand turned wood bowls by Toby
Flannel pajama pants for Pop and a knitted purse for Mom
Now that the holidays are over, I don’t know what to do with myself. I feel like I should be crafting when ever I have a spare moment. Guess I need to learn to try to put my feet up. Ha!
3+ months
This video was passed along to me today and I thought it was a great explanation of why the hunter/gatherer diet feeds our bodies in such a healthy way. I’ve been eating this way for a little over three months now and I feel fabulous. My changes have not been as dramatic as the woman in the video, but they have created a dramatic change in my life. I’m not tired anymore, my brain feels calmer, less chaotic, my skin is clearer, I’m not clearing my throat all the time from allergies, I’ve dropped 2% body fat and 10 pounds, I look and feel fit and capable… There is so much more, but it’s not easy to put it all into words. I just love how I feel these days.
Leif’s crafting
It’s not just Kaia who’s been crafty lately. Leif has been holding his own. Aside from helping me create a parking garage for all of his cars:
He has recently had his hands in lots of gloop! We discovered a recipe during a science lesson and he can’t get enough of it. His little hands have been busy playing, making me gloop pancakes, gloop eggs, gloop on a stick… It’s more addictive than play dough!
Here’s the recipe if you’d like to try it yourself.
Sewing Lessons
Kaia has been begging me for sewing lessons lately. She’s done a simple square purse on my machine before, but this time she decided to do something with a real pattern. She chose a fabulous owl pillow. I had to stop my hands from taking over and really let her do it all. I gave her instructions on choosing the fabric and how to cut the pattern, how to change your stitch and how to make your seams…. but she took off and made an amazing pillow! So proud of her! I love to see how her mind opens to the possibilities when she learns a new talent.
Yes, the pajamas have changed… we started the project late at night, so she had to finish the next day.
The back has a little pocket.
