Day 7 - Homemade Fun!

I was getting a little stir crazy today with the girls, so I decided I needed an activity that would occupy them for the last hour before dinner. Luckily earlier in the week I had remembered to ask my Mum to email me the recipe for homemade playdough that she used to make for us as children! So I pulled out the recipe, whipped up a batch (using almost every ounce of salt we had left in the house!), colored it into 3 different balls and let the girls have some fun.



Maya wasn't heeding my advice about not eating the playdough (perfectly safe to eat, just not very pleasant due to the amount of salt!) and as a result she spent much of the next hour like this:



Since the girls had so much fun with the playdough and it really costs very little to make, not to mention the benefit of having enough of each color for multiple children to play with and avoid the sibling fights (an hour of peaceful playing=priceless!!), I thought I would share the recipe!

Homemade Playdough (requires stovetop cooking):

2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 cups water
2 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Food colouring of choice (I used gels, but liquids work well too)

Cook mixture in pan over medium heat, stirring all the time to prevent sticking.
Removed from heat when mixtures comes away from sides of pan. If you want different colors, separate mix and then add colour to each ball. Knead and store in airtight container. Keeps very well!

Day 6

Day 5 (I even posted before Noon :)!!)

Day 4 - Happy Girl

Day 3 - Snack Time

Day 2 - The Playground

The girls & I decided to take advantage of some nice (read: not totally grey & overcast when we LEFT the house) weather and head to the playground after running a few errands. Miss A decided that she was big enough for a regular swing and Miss M was not too impressed with having cold hands (note to self: remember to carry gloves/mittens for her wherever I go!!). All in all though they got to run out some energy, I got a much needed cup of coffee from the base coffee shop, and we all got some fresh air for a change!

Starting Fresh with the New Year - Day 1

So my attempts at Project 365 failed MISERABLY once our move to the UK became imminent so I only made it through about 1/4 of the year. I decided to give it another go this year for multiple reasons: 1. It's a great way to see the girls grow, 2. We'll be adding #3 to the mix this summer so I probably should make more of an effort to take photos of our family, and 3. (and most importantly) Since Los deployed recently, we need to make sure he can see his beautiful girls every day that he's gone!

My plan is to take a photo each day, but perhaps blogging them every. single. day. might be a little ambitious - so for now, I'll say let's see how it goes and hopefully you'll at least get a week in review posting if daily postings start to slip!

Day 1:
Since our New Year's Eve celebration consisted of the girls going to bed at their regular time and me watching Big Ben strike midnight by myself, we had our own little dance party here at home today! (Plus it's a great rainy day activity :) )



And a bonus photo just because it melts my heart when I look at it: