Children's Museum of Winston Salem

We made the long trip to Old Salem to visit their children's museum on Tuesday. After about a month and a half of being trapped indoors because of snow, ice, and rain for days and days at a time, we thought a little romp around the big city would kick these winter blues!

My favorite part of the museum was the three bears cabin that I posted about on Tuesday. Haley found that pretty boring as climbing, running, and anything that involves potential injuries are her major hobbies as of late. I couldn't believe how brave she was while being up in the air without us beside her. I was also really impressed with how well she followed our directions on how to get down and how she inventive she was in reaching each level. I catch myself saying this all the time, but i`ll say it agian, our little girl is growing up!

I probably have about 100 other pictures to upload from the day- there was just so much to do and see and a million little details I wanted to remember. I'm sure I'll post them all on Flickr eventually, but I am pretty tuckered out as far as the computer goes.

If you have a children's museum in your area, I highly reccomend paying it a visit. And if you don't, the drive is totally worth it. You will leave with a pocketful of memories, some extremely happy rugrats, and the triumphant feeling of kicking winter's tail!

Happiest Weekend, love bugs!

(another) winter wonderland...

I hope this short update finds you all warm and well. Our snowy little town has been without electricity for the last few days and several areas of our county are still in the dark. We have tried to make the most of it, but being powerless has literally left me powerless to completing certain tasks and I just feel like I will never see the end of my to do list. I have much to update about, but those entries will come later as right now I am knee-deep in snow, etsy orders, love day planning, baby poop and all the dirty laundry it brings.

Stress stinks, snow stinks, poop stinks... but I will leave you with this list of happy snow day things because these are the things that keep me afloat:

+ Getting cozy in front of the fireplace
+ Bird and Deer watching
+ Uno and Checkers
+ Long naps
+ Successful Potty Training
+ Toddler toe nail painting
+ Pipe cleaners and paper bouquets
+ Cameron's sweet baby clapping
+ Sister cuddles in a pit of snow white pillows

Please send happy thoughts my way and don't forget to enter the giveaway! :)

Homemade Icecream Sandwiches

Oh, being snowed in does good things for the soul. Everything seems to go slower, hugs are longer and warmer, and one can find contentment in all the things that they would otherwise find themselves too busy to do- baking cookies, completing a puzzle, sewing a dress, finishing a book, painting a picture.

Haley and I did a little baking and made some delicious homemade icecream sandwiches. She was such a great helper and I was so excited to eat what she cooked.

Her lastest game she likes to play is "airplane"





We hope all our snowed in friends had a lovely time enjoying life's simple pleasures. And if you're not snowed in, we hope you take a second to do something that will make your heart happy :)

Snow Day Hats...

They are calling for snow this weekend, between 7 and 10 inches! Eee! Haley has got her snow day hat in tow and is ready for action. I think we will have a little winterfest to cap off the season complete with a special snowman cake, hot cocoa and homemade icecream sandwiches (can't find a more balanced meal), and some valentine's day crafting. There is nothing like paper heart doilies and lots of x's and o's to warm up a home!

Tonight I am wrapping up the rest of my Etsy orders and tending to my babies so we can enjoy the weekend. Nick and Cameron both have strep and Haley and I have a stomach bug that has made our stomachs upset and our bathroom trips more frequent, but I am feeling a bit better today and I am ready to get things done!