We found a new game at the Bible book store. We haven't played it yet, We are going to wait and play it when Caleb is off work and can play with us. We did have a look and it looks pretty cute!!

 Here is Aurora with it, It's called Bible Snap. It looks like you could use it for Bible lessons as well. and flash cards. Very useful game! :)

 Saturday m mother-in-law is doing a small party to celebrate Caleb's promotion. Aurora and I made a present for him today using an idea I found on Pinterest from I am momma hear me roar one of my favorite blogs.  Aurora drew a picture of him on parchment paper (It's supposed to be freezer paper shiny side down but I didn't have any, i think it would work better with freezer paper the parchment paper doesn't stick when you iron it) then I cut out her drawing and used it as a stencil

 Turned out pretty funny I think. I love the crazy little drawings toddlers do!

 And she made him a card while I was doing that.

 While we were doing that Gideon was chilling in his sassy seat...

 Then this afternoon Aurora worked on her puzzle. This is a pretty big deal, she's never been interested in puzzles before and has done this one completely by herself, probably because it's princesses...

 and here he is sleeping again, he likes to hold his hair while he sleeps. :)

Tuesday Lesson

We are making rock candy. We decided to make it green. This is only day 1 so we'll have to wait 3-7 days for it to be done, I am pretty excited to see how it turns out!!! (the recipe was from Science Bob)

 We made these today for learning to count money.

 And these for counting to 5 still. (This idea was from Pinterest.)

 Aurora learned about watercolors today. She was pretty into it. She really seems to like arty type stuff.

We also worked on the letter F, sewing and her verses. She's still working on Romans 6:23, I think that she has actually already memorize it but she sometimes like to be goofy and doesn't say it so we are not moving on yet. 

the rest of our week

He's trying to lift his head and he's really trying hard to sit up, man the abs on babies....

 Aurora helping me with the dishes before doing an "experiment"

 baking soda + vinegar + food coloring = fun for Aurora

 Yesterday morning we made pancakes and Aurora had a "funny one"

 Here she is making them

 flour on her face....

 Gideon tried out the excer saucer, he's a bit small but he really liked it, he just needs a lot of supervision because he doesn't have complete control of his head yet.

 Aurora learning to sew yesterday as part of her school work. She loved it.

And a little kiss for her baby brother.... 

Oh ya, and an official blog congratulations to Caleb for his big promotion!!!! (that is what the yellow cake was for we just had to keep it a secret until HR announced it at work)

11/11/11

Happy Remembrance/Veterans day!

To change things up and make them interesting for her I decided to do our math lesson on the window today using dry erase (window) crayons. They are really fun to use, (way more fun than dry erase markers) and I hadn't let her use them before. (Usually my husband and I just use them to write notes to each other on the kitchen window or on the mirrors - he works shift work so sometimes he is home after we are in bed)

 After our lessons Aurora wanted to make a cake and since I didn't have any mixes (I tend to usually take the easy way out and use cake mixes) we made it from scratch (which is really almost as fast so i don't know why i use mixes)

 She did most of it herself. (I tried to put my OCDness on hold because she really likes doing it) Here she is pouring in the eggs, yes she poured one onto the floor... but oh well, we are making memories.

measuring

 oops, got some on her arm...better lick it off!

 measuring and pouring the dry ingredients

 Then we dyed the cake yellow for reasons I am not allowed to say yet. LOL

And she decorated it for her daddy

 and of course licked the spatula...

We also had a visit from a friend I haven't seen in years who had a little due the same day as I was due with Gideon, and they happened to both be late and both were born the same day! 

school work and another hair do

We got a lot done today, Aurora did all her school work, and I was able to fold and put away about 5 loads of laundry (LOL) and made the verse templates along with normal day stuff. I love productive days and that I am finally feeling good enough to have productive days without suffering for them. 

This is how I did Aurora's hair today, (it was inspired by this blog) pretty quick and easy and looked cute. It's still wet in the picture. Her ringlets are better once they are dry.

 (pre-hair do, LOL) working on her worksheet. Apparently with her left hand at the moment i took the picture. These were free printables I found on Pinterest a while ago ( here is the link to them) I think they are pretty fun.

 Finished with her worksheets, her Bible verses and her Bible stories, now she can color for a bit while I take care of her baby brother...

 A side view of her hair...

Taco shells

I don't know where this recipe came from (besides my mom) or if many people know how easy it is to make your own taco shells that taste a million times better than store bought ones so I thought i would post it.

This is the recipe I grew up with, my husband grew up with a different recipe, I think his mom makes them with just flour, water and salt and they are delicious as well. 

 Here is the recipe. Knead, divide into 8 balls then roll each out thin and fry on a hot dry skillet. My mother-in-law makes each one perfectly round with a large tupperware bowl (used like a cookie cutter) but my mom never did that and i usually can't be bothered so mine are kind of crazy shaped.

super easy, super yummy (even by themselves without the fillings)

Oh, and toddlers LOVE helping roll them out.