rainy wednesday

I am so behind! I have so many days I want to write about but every time I start looking through my pictures, I move on to something else. So today I will write about....today.

Dave is gone for the day and it has been pouring. At the old house we would be stuck in one room all day. Let me tell you how awesome it is having multiple places to play in. We even have our front porch to sit and watch the rain (which we have done a few times already). We had a marathon of (crafts, playdough, finger painting, sensory play with pasta and rice, dress up, etc) that only took maybe a hour.

We started to make some cashew mac n cheese when little miss got crabby. She usually loves to help "cook". A lot of the recipe was putting things into the vitamix, which is her favorite. When we could take a break from cooking she asked for milk and passed out. I guess this rain wore her out. That's where we are now.  I just finished the mac n cheese and can not wait to eat it! Well, I can wait if that means Elinor gets a good nap in.

empty wipe container+rings=quiet time

 I put this little game together for Elinor the other day. At the store last night I saw the exact same thing for $20. Working at the daycare I remember making something simliar with an empty formula can (with a slit cut in the top) and the flat lid of a bottle.

 I sat down with Elinor, showed her a ring and then put it in the container. She looked at me smiled and grabbed another ring right away to hand me. After a couple more I handed her one to try. She is still working on her coordination to get it in but is doing great!

 I walked away to start dinner and she sat working on it for 15 minutes! 15 minutes of silence! Normally that would make me nervous but she was busy playing. We were working on colors while putting them in today and she seems to have picked up "blue". According to her every ring is blue.