Me and My Girl

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The Nibble Tray

Sometimes Will eats better if he can nibble here and there. The kid is constantly hungry!...but super picky right now. From top to bottom: red peppers, celery, carrots, ranch dip, frozen pineapple bits, walnuts, BBQ sauce, ham pieces, hard boiled egg, frozen peas, almonds, pear slices, granola bites, raisins. He gobbled it all up and was a happy little 3 year old doing his business playing around and coming back for a bite of something here and there. He was satisfied...although he did not touch the red peppers for some reason and left most of the peas as well. So funny how loves one food one day and then a week later won't have anything to do with it. :) funny kid. i love him.

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Easter Photo Blog

What a fun week it has been filled with lots of fun activities and visitors. We did resurrection eggs this year (idea made here) and Will has really started to understand who Jesus is and what he did for us. We also dyed eggs with kool-aid, played lots with cousins, went to church a few times (Thad played on Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday). And I enjoyed planted a miniture wheatgrass tomb scene.(picture above) I planted it last Wednesday and we had tall grass by Easter. It was a great visual for Will and for me!

I think Easter has become my very favorite holiday. The whole experience of several services during Holy Week; learning something new each time...it has given me new perspective this year. HIS love for me just blows my mind everytime. How was your Easter?

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More Sensory Tubs!

The Construction Sensory Tub has been Will's favorite by far! It is his little indoor sandbox. We put this together maybe a month ago, but since the nice weather came we have been out in the big outdoor one. We will save this one for rainy days. :)

*included with the construction sensory tub: playing sand, two plastic construction equipment tractor things(i have no idea what the names are), wooden blocks, two plastic orange cones, popsicle sticks, two scoops, and several sand molds.

He also liked racing his micro cars through the sand as well.

...and then of course putting them into their appropriate ice cube garage stalls when done. :)

I have not shared with you several other sensory tub themes that we have done. Here are a couple that I took pictures of...

Rainbow Sensory tub (an I-Spy themed tub)- I gave him a list of things and how many of each object he needed to find.

*included inside: magnifying glass for searching, one scoop, pipe cleaners, plastic beads (different colors, shapes, and some animals), string to put beads on, stickies, variety of pom pons, foam blocks, plastic colorful shapes, and the plastic magnet letters that spell out "rainbow."

Ocean Sensory Tub

*included: water, variety of sea animals (fish, sharks, dolphins, whales, etc.), marbles, glass beads, one scoop, sea shells, and a couple of cups.

He loves his sensory tubs, but by far he has loved his indoor sandbox the best. He could play in it for hours...and of course making me dig into it too. :)

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Camera Awesome

My new favorite app...CAMERA AWESOME! It really is awesome...and it is totally free! I took this picture of a peacock at the zoo the other day...

...and here it is awesomeized...

I love it! You can add all sorts of fun borders and filters and textures. Here are a few more that I have played around with:

Karlie's first time in the sandbox.

We really have been spoiled with this beautiful 80 degree weather...and it isn't even spring yet!

And for the love of legos. :) Some of these borders are just so much fun!

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Usborne Books Home Show

I am having an Usborne Book Home Show! I am so excited because I LOVE these books! If you have not heard of them you definitely should check them out. They are fantastic children's books!

The show is tomorrow night at my house, but I wanted to open it up to an online show as well. You just need to order here by march 20th. They have some great monthly specials! The lift-the-flap books are my very favorite! Although I do enjoy that they have children's encyclopedias in pictures. They are very colorfully illustrated (probably why i like them so much) and cover a wide range of topics.

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Videos!

I have been meaning to post these for you sis...and the rest of you all. :)

*Karlie giggles*

*Karlie's first time swinging*

Those were the sweet videos, and now on to the hilarious...

The first beautiful day after being cooped up inside for the winter. You think he was excited to run free in the sand with his shoes off?

*The Sand Dance*

...and this last one, oh dear. I think it is even funnier that Will wanted to keep watching it over and over again and laugh at himself.

*Super Will*

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