He Leadeth Me

The second Nana Cousin Camp happened today. Our backyard has the greatest spot for digging, so we focused on digging with  the great classic by Ruth Krauss illustrated by Maurice Sendak A HOLE IS TO DIG. We also enjoyed the fantastic book DIARY OF A WORM.  We had 3 extra guests today. Two were friends of Caleb and Aaron, Jackson and Halle. Because of the extra kids we also had Aunt Mandy as a visitor. She taught the kids the Hokey Pokey featured in DIARY OF A WORM , but for some reason it won't load on this post, so you'll have to  check out my INSTAGRAM to see how great the kids (and Mandy) were. Group hug   You gotta love a great book. David and Cora are hidden behind the book. Now you can see everyone. After we learned about digging holes and all about worms, it was time to explore the great outdoors. The highlight was when Halle found a worm.  The even bigger highlight was when...

One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is to receive a Love Present . The definition of a Love Present is a gift that someone gives you for no special occasion, but just because. My sweet friend, Claudia, came by the other day with the cutest dishes. She had found them at an antiques store and she said they just looked like me. Don't they make a beautiful display in my kitchen bookshelves? Thank you, Claudia, for the dishes, but most of all for the thought behind the Love Present .

Our next door neighbor and our grandson Caleb are such good friends. He always wants to invite Anna Kate to play when he comes to visit. And of course,  half the fun is acting SILLY!!!

Some friends from church and our neighborhood discovered unexpectedly that they needed somewhere for their kids to stay while they went to a play. So last Thursday night, we had eight "big" kids at our house. We are used to pre-schoolers, so having these kiddos around was great fun!   Games of Twister and Hide and Seek in the freezing cold (not pictured because I was too wimpy to join them) Watching a crazy movie Lots of general silliness What a fun night! Thank you Katayama's, Jones', and Arthur's for sharing your very polite and fun children with us.  

 At last year's St. Patrick's Day Grandchildren Party , Caleb asked if next year we could invite his neighbors and friends, Luke and Sophia. What a sweet idea from a sweet boy. So this year we expanded our party a little.  I hope you enjoy the (MANY) pictures. For a party to be a success, you must have balloons, and if you think the balloons stayed in this pretty bucket, you don't know children. The slips of paper were used to play the Treasure Hunt Game.   Here comes the food! All of it nutritious and delicious. Well, at least delicious. Skittles for the colors of the rainbow. Grandma's Green Sugar Cookies. Mint oreos--a much bigger hit than my homemade cookies. Peeps!!! Grapes--one of two nutritious items. The other was Kiwi, but alas, no picture.   Green Twizzlers--who knew??? Lucky Charms--Get it??? Each child decorated a sack to take their goodies home in. Imagine having a girl's name at one of our par...