Tell Me Tuesday

Hi there!

Guess what?! My mama is here and I am 

enjoying every second...

So here it is short and sweet:)

One little project

The pursuit of happiness

Wifessionals

Brave new home

la petite lulu

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Miss Ember almost a YEAR

One year of Ember...


...well almost a year. Baby girl has her first birthday in two days.

If I could keep you little,

I'd hum you lullabies.
But then I'd miss you singing
your concert's big surprise.

 If I could keep you little,
I'd hold your hand everywhere.
But then I'd miss you knowing,
"I can go... you stay there."

If I could keep you little,
I'd kiss your cuts and scrapes.
But then I'd miss you
learning from your own mistakes.

If I could keep you little,
I'd strap you in real tight.
But then I'd miss you swinging
from your treetop height.

If I could keep you little,
I'd decide on matching clothes.
But then I'd miss you choosing
dots on top and stripes below.

If I could keep you little,
I'd cut your bread into shapes.
But then I'd miss you finding,
"Hey! I like ketchup with my grapes!"

If I could keep you little,
I'd tell you stories every night.
But then I'd miss you reading
the words you've learned by sight.

If I could keep you little,
I'd pick for you a friend or two.
But then I'd miss you finding
friends you like who like you too!

If I could keep you little,
we'd finger-paint our art.
But then I'd miss you creating
stories from you heart.

If I could keep you little,
I'd push your ducky float.
But then I'd miss you feeling
the wind behind summer's boat.

If I could keep you little,
we'd nap in our fort midday.
But then I'd miss you sharing
adventures from camp away.

If I could keep you little,
I'd fly you with my feet.
But then I'd miss you seeing
sky and clouds from your seat.

 

 If I could keep you little,

I'd keep you close to me.

But then I'd miss you growing

into who you're meant to be!

WRITTEN BY

Marianne Richmond 

A year is so bitter sweet. I love to watch my baby grow and learn. To discover the world around her. To see her little body so tiny and fragile to crawling around at top speeds. To watch her go from miss snuggler to miss independent. I catch myself thinking I wish she would stay a baby. I already miss the late night nursing, tiny little outfits, careful constant supported bath time. I miss the tight grip on my finger. As much as I miss these things I love all her new personality traits. I love that she is growing into a strong willed little firecracker. She knows what she wants and she knows how to get it. I can't wait to see the young lady she will become. I know she is growing so fast and I can't stop her. I just want to soak in ever milestone, every moment. 





Miss Ember, 

You will always be my baby girl. I love you with all my heart. You are a dream come true. A gift from God. A blessing far beyond what I ever knew possible. Life is better with you in it. I love you, daddy loves you and your big brother is crazy about you. Ty loves you so much he hates it when you have to nap and is the first one in your room when you wake up. I promise I will always take care of you. I will always hold you close and cherish being your mommy.

Mommy

That's not my Polar Bear -What we're reading-

One of the many many many reasons I love Miss Ember is that she loves to play in her crib for awhile after she wakes up and play. She plays with her dolly or caterpillar and even looks at her books. 

My favorite books for her age are the touch and feel books. Each page on this book has spots to feel new textures. Its pretty adorable and fun.

A touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text.

Bright, colorful pictures with textures to touch and feel on every page.

Helps babies develop language and sensory skills.

This was actually a gift we received on Tys baby shower from my Aunt Trish. He loved it, Ember loves it and im sure all of our future kids will adore it!

Tell me Tuesday

Hello there. 

Hope you are all WONDERFUL!!

 I LOVED SO MANY of your link ups.

They always blow me away:)

HERE are my FAVORITES! 

FEATURES...

The thinking closet

The first year blog

The tip toe fairy

One little project

A mommy's life with a touch of yellow

Peanut life adventures

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Finger Paint

Remember the one time Ty and I made finger paint? I found the tutorial here and loved it! Jayson officially started school so the littles and I have been needing to fill some time spent home all day. Ty liked the finger paint then but loved it now. He is a little bigger and can paint more than make a mess. Don't get me wrong he still makes a big mess but rather than him just enjoying making the mess this time he also enjoyed mixing the colors and seeing them change. Also making patterns and swirles on the paper and seeing what he could create. He helped from start to finish. Measuring out the ingredients and stirring the mixture clear to cleaning up the paper and wiping up spilled paint. This paint washes off counters super easy. I laid a big sheet underneath his chair to protect the carpet but some still managed to get on it. Luckily it also washes off easy. Nothing some soap and water can't take care of.

 The paint took about fifteen minutes to make and was very easy.  Its also a very cheap project. Only taking three ingredients I am sure you already have in your cupboards. Go here for the full tutorial and recipe.

Ty liked to watch the mixture get thicker and thicker. Just be careful when you take it off the stove and transfer it into the container its very hot. Duh it just got off the stove right! Let it cool for a while before mixing in the food coloring or your poor fingers will get hurt.

Ty was busy for an hour and a half. Plus if you don't use it all in one setting...that is totally possible if your kid likes to make piles of paint like Ty does. But if you do have some left over slip it in the fridge and pull it out another day. 

Ty has definitely turned into my little artist! Always coloring, painting, drawing... Anything he can get his hands onto.