Outside...

Playing ball.


Watching big brothers.


Showing mommy things.


Searching for bugs.





Nibbling on basil he grew himself. :)



Helping Things Grow

I didn't do the big garden with the boys this year. I couldn't give the time to it that it would need. We did give the boys garden goodies in those Easter baskets again this year. The finally decided to plant and play with those garden things they were gifted one HOT day.


Noah hung out in the bouncer.





Piper thinks she is atleast part human and should be in on the gardening fun. Look at this outfit Remy put together. He said that it went together because both the top and the bottoms were blue. Ba ha ha ha ha! He reminds me of my dad, so much!





One of my favorite things I own is that owl watering "can".





These are sunflowers that I helped Noah plant. He really enjoyed his science lesson. :)














Noah is always trying to get to Remy's habitats. He loves to see what is in them and he wants to be allowed to play with them in just the way he desires. Remy came up with this for Noah. He gave him a clean habitat with a fake lizard in it. How cute is that? Look at Noah's mouth in this photo.








I have so loved the summers in this house. This year and last year I did not. I am so ready for fall. It is just harder to have fun in this heat with a baby. I was always told that it would be easier with Noah because he was a summer baby. I must say, I feel it is easier when the weather is cooler.

Baby Food!!!

We have a baby tomato!





And we have a baby lemon cucumber!

Fun With Plants

We had a fun time doing some extra just for fun plant "stuff". We made Balloon Plants one day. I had a hard time finding the real clear ones. The closest I could find were more like medical grade glove type "clear". We had fun with it anyway. But try to find better ones if you do this one.


You put the balloon at the end of the funnel the way Remy did.





You then add the soil, full directions on the clickable link up top.





Next is the water, of course.








Blow up the balloons to give them the carbon dioxide they need. Be sure to blow them up fully as they will shrink alot. This is the reason we needed even clearer balloons.





Hang them up and in no time, a few days, you will have them growing and thriving. I had to cut one open to show you as it wasn't visible any longer. :(








We also played our Wild Craft game of herbs that we were gifted. :) It is great! My boys love it and it teaches the herbs and treatments they are good for.





We made sweet origami tulips.





Remy found an egg in on a flower!





The boys have pretty green thumbs this year and have their own special plant projects going on.


Eli and his basil...





Chives...





Parsley...





Remy and his bell peppers...





Yellow tomatoes...





Red Tomatoes...





Remy also colored this flower in different directions to learn such things as horizontal. He liked it and continues to use it on other things now.




Well, that is our flower/plant fun! If you try the balloons and have better luck, please share!

Blog of the Day ~ Make a Moss Milkshake

A few months ago I saw P. Allen Smith do a special on how to paint pots in the garden with a moss paint and the moss would grow on them and it was lovely, people! I wanted to do it, but I forgot all about it.


Today at The Magnifying Glass they posted a how to with PHOTOS on this very thing! So hop over there and check out this NEATO activity!

EASTER 2010 POST ~ Finally ~ PG PICTURES!!! ;)

My kids announced that this was the BEST Easter EVER!!! They say that about everything of course. How wonderful to be a child and each new thing is the greatest thing??? I love it!


As you can see the belly has grown. Bumble is growing nicely and we can't wait to hold him/her!

















It is always so funny to have mommy do the pregnant squawking chicken dance while your portrait is taken. Hee hee...





We went to church...we are once again visiting different churches because we just haven't found our home church since living here. We ache to find that place! *sigh* If you live in our area and have a recommendation let me know!


The kids had an egg hunt at the church and then we came home for a hunt. :)













The Easter Bunny left some gardening supplies in the boy's baskets. They had the best time planting all those baby seeds. :) We even have some sprouts now.



















We then headed off to Black Bayou. My boys love this place and they had the best time.




















Pg photos....

















Now I hope that helps all my belly fans out there who have been screaming for NEW belly photos. :) Bumble and I adore you all! Hee hee...