Episode 1: Sprinkles Spectacular

Today started off with a trip to the ear doctor to check on Sam's tubes.  We were delighted to hear that Sam passed his hearing test in both ears.  In addition, both tubes fell out so we no longer need to visit the ENT...praises!

We came home and immediately started a round of gymnastics as the boys showed off their talents with jumping off the fireplace mantel and doing somersaults around the living room while I fed Emily.  This is a daily occurence. 

Then the fun began!!  Max decided he wanted to do a project so we dug out the Valentines' Day crafts and matched hearts to their corresponding color on the rainbow.  Max thought this was a lot of fun.  Sam ate marker tips while we proceeded.  Emily kept waking up as I insisted on her sleeping in her bassinet for her morning nap.

 

After working on his rainbow, Max decided he wanted to make Valentines using hearts and "sprinkles" (glitter) like on Caillou.  I thought this sounded fun too and grabbed the hearts and glue.  Max started digging through my cupboard.  His idea of sprinkles really meant sprinkles as he found the container of Christmas sprinkles I meant to use for decorating cookies.  I decided to let him go for it as it had the same mess factor as glitter and we got out our glue to get busy.  Here's the result:

Lesson learned:  Don't use candy sprinkles in art projects.  They eat them.  The glue, the paper, the sprinkles...everything.  Can you tell we limit sweets at our house?  They are DESPERATE for sugar!
After the food dye started running down their chins and hands we of course had to follow up with this:

Water Play!

This of course resulted in the boys getting a hold of the sprayer and getting each other soaked...so while I was cleaning up the sprinkle mess, they decorated themselves and the kitchen with water.  At this point it was lunch time followed by books and rest time.

 

  Here's what our living room typically looks like at the end of the morning...so...when you come home and see it all nice and picked up....know it didn't stay that way!

 

 





After allowing myself a technology induglgence of facebook, e-mail (and now blogging!) I tackle cleaning the house...just to start over again after naps :)