Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Craft Time Fun & New Discoveries

Leon's Rocket Ship
Baking Mini Lemon Cakes
Sweet Princess Nap Time
Naomi Discovered Her Toes
Leon,
       The past week or so has been filled with rainy days, forcing us to stay inside all day. Some days you get very bored, so we have to come up with creative ways to stay entertained. Building a cardboard rocket ship was a big hit, and you really enjoyed decorating it. Craft time has become your favorite time of day. We make all sorts of fun things, from cute felt stuffed animals to lovely beaded jewelry. You are always so proud of our creations and love to show them off when Daddy gets home from work. Today we are experimenting with paper mache. So far it has been fun, but very messy. You and a big bowl of glue and bits of paper, maybe not my most well thought out craft idea. When our paper mache creation is complete we should have a beautiful jelly fish to hang in your room. It may be almost winter, but we sure know how to have fun on cold rainy days.
 
Naomi,
       You discovered two things this week that you really love. First you discovered that you have feet and you figured out how to put your toes in your mouth much to your amusement. A few days later you found your voice, or your squeaker as I have been calling it. You now squeak and squeal all day long with a big happy grin on your face.
       A few weeks ago you learned how to roll from front to back. You have now perfected that technique. You love to roll onto your tummy and pivet to turn yourself around. I am so proud of you sweetie and love watching you learn new things. You are growing so fast!
 
I love you two!
~Your Mama

Thursday, November 7, 2013

The Beginning of a New Chapter

       A New Normal

       Well, I am back. I took a much needed break from blogging to get accustomed to life with two children. Leon is doing amazing at being a big brother and loves his baby sister very much. Naomi is now four months old and is growing beautifully and is full of smiles. Now that having two kids has become my new normal, I figured it is time to start my new blog "I Love You Two", the sequel to my previous blog devoted to my son "I Love You Daily." This new blog won't be a daily blog, that is just too much to commit to at the moment. For now this will be a weekly blog where I post a little letter to each of the kids along with pictures and stories from the week. I absolutely loved my year of "I Love You's" I did for my son. It is great to go back and read each daily post and reminisce. Here's to another year, or even longer maybe, of posts, pictures and memories.

~Karissa Martin