Remy's Creation

My boys cause me to giggle over what they will put together in order to create.


I was at a local craft store about a week back and Remy found this muslin doll and shoes in the clearance bin for less than a dollar together. He begged me for them. I told him he didn't need them and that there wasn't anything he could do with it. BOY was I wrong!





Notice the book in its hands, the hair he made out of paper, and the necklace around its neck? I didn't know he had worked on it. I came to look over some papers he was given to do and it was sitting there waiting on me to discover. :) I wouldn't trade these days with my men for anything. My boys are always leaving me some little treasure throughout the house and yard that tickle my heart. :)

The New Craft They Love

I had always seen these little things made from pony beads. I thought they would be too hard. I was wrong. Eli started it all with a set he was given for Christmas. He made this bird.





Remy then went nuts and begged and begged until we went to get him some beads. He was on the floor at one point saying he just HAD to make one. If that child isn't me made over. My poor mother. *hee hee*


Matthew bought a bag of beads when he was at the store next.





Yep, that smile. He is like me. He gets something in his head and he has to do it. There is no waiting.




This is his husky with two different eyes. :)






I find them many times throughout the week at the table when they have a free moment...just making things with beads.

Sculpted Creatures

With the cake decorating and fondant has come a revived love of playdoh in my boys. I love how the things they each make are so "them" in every way.


Eli made this creature and it is so anime down to the sparkles in its eyes. I just love my big boy and his vision in all things.





This one is so Remy. A creature eating a bug. My little nature boy. He thrills my heart!

Things the boys have made...

I took them to Hobby Lobby on Friday and they each bought some "stuff". They came home and made these...


Remy calls this his praying mantis hand puppet.





Elijah just bought beads and made some bracelets.

Keeping our Hands Busy

The children and I have just had a spurt of creativity. :)

I have been teaching myself to crochet. (Elijah has also taken it up and is doing quite well. )

The children have discovered "pearler beads" and we can't seem to keep them supplied with enough of them.

Origami has made another come back here at our house. I made sure they had a fresh pack of paper and lots of books from the library.

We are waiting to put in that garden!!!!

Odds and Ends of Our Lives, Lately...

It is Christmas Time!

And I am so darn happy!

Friday marked our Christmas Break from formal homeschooling. We have until the New Year to enjoy our days the way we choose. LOVE IT!

Brina and the boys came for a visit, please be in prayer for her as she takes on the huge tasks that the Lord has put before her. Pray for her strength!

I always get a photo of Matthew and Tucker, I have since he was born. :) Here is the newest one.

Here he is pulling up on my legs as I sit on the couch. :) He is MOBILE!

This little crawling fool can go anywhere he pleases, and believe me, he does!

We made Ginger Bread Men with Brina, Renee, and the children. We had a blast! And Logan stayed the night as Matthew helped him with a Science Fair project he had.

Here is a photo of Mikey decorating his Ginger Bread Man. :)

Remy and I made this Dolphin this past week. Matthew made up a pattern for it because of course Remy doesn't want to make what is in the book. Our daddy is GOOD like that! Hee hee!

I am thinking that Matthew and I should write a felt craft book together! :)

Eli and Remy are in a homeschool craft swap online. Eli's swap came in the mail last week. Isn't this the best Santa puppet ever?

We had our Christmas get together with Renee and her family. Sabrina gave the boys these super cool "TRANSFORMER" jammies! And now Aunt Brina ROCKS OUT in their opinion! :) But she always has. :)

I kept forgetting my camera lately. BUT I know I can snatch some photos from some pals...if I remember!

Be on the look out for Christmas Break fun!

Creative and Crafty Days...

We have been snuggly and warm with family and friends these past few day. :) Nothing is better than that. With three days off in a row from "normal" school studies we are enjoying each other and our free time. Fun times!

I made cookies without help from my overly helpful little men. They usually are involved in all the meal preparations here at home. Remy can make his own egg now and Elijah is wanting more freedom from my watchful eyes. I just wanted to try out a cookie recipe for gift giving during Christmas. These are so good!

Pistachio - Cherry Sandwich Cookies

ingredients:

1 1/2 cups shelled pistachios

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 large egg

1 Tbs. lemon juice

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. grated lemon zest

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/4 cups cherry perserves

1. Process the pistachios in food processor 1 minute, or until finely ground. Transfer to bowl, and set aside.

2. Cream butter and sugar in food processor 30 seconds, or until fluffy. Add egg and lemon juice; pulse 15 seconds, or until combined. Scrape down. Add pistachios, flour, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt. Pulse 15 seconds more, or until combined and dough starts to clump together. Divide dough in half, flatten into 2 disks, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate 1 hour, or until firm.

3. Preheat oven to 350. Roll out 1 dough disk on sheet of lightly floured parchment paper, to about 1/8-inch thick. Transfer parchment and cookie dough onto cookie sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Place in freezer 5 to 8 minutes to firm up.

4. Cut out cookies with 2-inch cutter, and place 1-inch apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Reroll scraps, and repeat. Bake 12 minutes, or until edges are golden. Transfer to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough disk.

5. Spread 1tsp. preserves on each of 24 cookies. Top with remaining cookies.

Per cookie:

248 calories

4 gram protien

11.5 grams total fat

34 grams carb

29 mg cholesterol

41 mg sodium

1 gram fiber

19 grams sugars

Let me know if you try them! Remy said they "ROCKED", and Eli said he almost passed out with the first bite. Hee hee...

Remy has driven me crazy waiting on that check for his new books. So I have a new printer/copier and I made that baby some school work. It was so nice to not have him trailing after me and begging for a worksheet. He is so strange. I love that he loves it.

I made him some worksheets, a little reader we made together, and a phonics game. He had it all done in a few minutes, but it hit the spot. He was on to reading whatever he fancied the rest of the day.

Elijah found this book at the library:

Remy and I stayed home and daddy took him to get felt and thread today before he left to shoot a wedding. Eli made this lizard.

He now understands why I hate to cut out patterns and that sewing takes time. Whew! That was a good one for him to learn. It took him hours to put this little guy together.

Remy and I made this monkey. He says he will do the next one all by himself. This little monkey is named King Kong and he is Abu's (Remy's best friend Monkey's) little brother. :)

I made Mikey a leaf matching game and this box to put them in.

I even made up new chore charts. The others were dated. :)

I make them up at:

www.dltk-cards.com/chart

Matthew had a wedding Friday and today, but he is off tomorrow! YAY! :)

Remy was sick one time this morning and he didn't have another instance the rest of the day. I doped him up on vitamins and herbs. :)

Now I am looking forward to my Tofu-Turkey I make on Thanksgiving! YUM-YUM!