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My Aunt Nancy is the best.  She spiffies up any pic I send to her, and I always love the results.  Helps when the subject is lovely to begin with - this was from the zoo earlier this week.

generosity

Sharing is so great.  Little kids learning to share - still so great.  But generosity?  Still so much better.  Trying to impress an attitude of generosity on the peeps has been really delightful.  We spent a minute or three during lunch for a week or so, talking about why we share, what we share, who wants us to share, who needs us to share, etc.  Very interesting - and entertaining - conversations ensued.

And then we talked about being generous - about giving readily, sharing before being asked, going out of our way to give our time, beloved toys, turns on the slide, popsicles...all that.  Being (of course) a practical application person, there had to be a demonstration.  So when we were looking at books one day and P sees a cookbook I had out from the library...

P: Let's make those!
S: We like cake.  And we can give them to friends!
P: Yay!

And so we made cake balls.  They baked, crumbled, stirred, dipped.  They were super yummy.  Then they picked out 4 friends.  We made little construction paper 'boats' for the treats to sit inside, and with their gifts on their laps, we set off for deliveries.

pretty sweet, right?

delivery boy

tired after a successful morning's work

It was a fun project.  We had made 40, delivered 24, packed up 10 for Dustin's work buddies, and each had 1 after dinner.  And when I offered them the remaining couple during snack the next day...

S:  That's okay.  They were so good I want you to have them.
P:  Yeah!  They so yummy.  I bet Daddy will love his.

Mission accomplished.  Baby steps.

pillow talk

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smoothie pops

Strawberries.  Raspberries.

Lemon juice.

 Measure it out.  Toss it in.

 Mix it up.

 

 Say hi to Baby A.  Hi Baby A!!

 Pour it in.  Let it chill 10min.

 Spoon on a layer of yogurt.  Chill 10min more.

Admire the baby. Kiss, kiss.  Kiss, kiss, kiss.

Pour another layer of fruit and stuff in sticks.  Back to the freezer.

 Eat up.  Make more.

pilates pros

My peeps love pilates.  I am loving it too.  But yesterday, I was mostly just loving watching them.  They were hilarious.  So much for quiet time.  

On the subject of quiet time, and hilarity - check this out.  I especially like the 'Difficulty: Easy' detail and point #6.