BLANKET FORT!!!! It was a lazy Saturday and we needed an activity but I was so not in the mood to step out into triple digit temperatures. So...spur of the moment blanket fort! The kids loved it. Crawling in and out and pushing on the top. Eventually we dragged in a bunch of pillows and our library bag and had a read-a-thon. So much fun.

This girl. This girl! She is so much fun and just so stinking cute, and she knows it. Oh how she knows it.  The other day she had done something naughty and had to be put in time out. I was watching her to make sure she wasn't coming out and she turns to me holds out her skirts in a almost curtsey. Then she smiles at me and simply states "Que." (Cute in Alice-ese) and walks away. She had just used her looks to get something she wanted. And I was laughing so hard that I let her! She knows she is so cute and she knows how to use it.  

Right out the gate Alice thought she needed to taste the shaving cream. I told her not to put it in her mouth and that it was "ewwww." She thought that was just too funny and had to do it to. 

Time for another sensory activity. I sliced up some garbage bags and taped them to the table. Then I put out sponges, cars, straws, paint brushes cookie cutters, etc. And then I covered the table in shaving cream. Suited the kids up in a bib and let them go. It was so much fun! They had such a good time squishing it between their fingers, and using the different tools to smash, draw, or play in the cream. And they even tried to eat some(thankfully they thought it was gross) it kept us busy for a long time and when they were done we tossed the kiddos right into the tub. Perfect activity.  

Poor us, poor poor us. We are having a sick day. Jude has the worst of it, and I am fine (although I got it the following week) I am just on snuggle duty. It was just a day of movies, naps, and snuggles. Kind of nice, minus the sick part. But we are all better now so it's ok.

Jude and Alice jumping on the bed! They love this first thing in the morning. And I just love to watch their crazy hair flop around. What goofers!

Here is another late post. It is dated May 14. Just for the record.  Going to the river, it was so much fun!!!! We went for almost 4 hours and we would have easily stayed longer except that there was no shade whatsoever and we were all being cooked. We splashed and swam, dug and buried, it was just such a treat. We are going to be doing this so much this summer. Jude and Aice are constantly asking for the river and I will be saying yes lots. Speaking of Jude and Alice, they were two crazy kiddos today. First of Jude was trying to drown himself. Literally. He really liked being "saved" so he would through himself down in the water and flail around letting the river take him away. The whole while shouting "Save me, Save me!" The river wasn't to strong but it was deep enough that the little ones could get pushed back. Alice walks into the water and it starts pulling her and she didn't like it. She looks at the river and pulls out a finger and start pointing at the river saying "No! Stop it!" That little pistol was trying to sass the river. We had such a great,great time.  I even bought a sunshade for next time so we can stay out even longer. Wahoo!