I admit…I often forget to do crafty things with the kiddos. We usually leave the house in the morning for some outing, come home, have lunch and nap, and by 3 or 4 sometimes it’s just easier to turn on the television and let the kids play. Which is great some of the time. Kids don’t seem to have enough time to just “play” and neither of our kids are really tv junkies.
However, there really are a lot of great activities I should be exposing them to. Inspired by Kate, I’m really going to make a concerted effort to do a few more projects and activities.
Today Chris walked in with a big bowl of apples that he bought for a photo shoot. I found a good muffin mix I use as a base, and then add apples, raisins, carrots, etc. I did the chopping, and Neko did the mixing. By the time Shep got up, we were ready to put them in cups. Neko did the pouring and Shep ate lots of apples. You’ll notice, Neko is wearing her Cinderella costume, which she hasn’t taken off since we purchased it a week ago. Shouldn’t we all cook with such style?
Yummy fun, and the tv wasn’t on all afternoon. Yay, me!
(On another “yay, me” note, I’m trying to force myself to post photos even if I don’t love them. Trying to force myself out of my perfectionist box. Slowly. But. Surely.)
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Great photo! Totally honored that you would say that I inspire you. I feel that it should be the other way around. Anyhow, the muffins sound yummy. And Irene just got a Cinderella costume last week. Perhaps, we need to have a Cinderella party. Yeah, and I am having to let go of perfectionist stuff too. Getting a “good” photo of the kids is nearly impossible. Sometimes I catch myself in the midst of a good moment and realize that I want to photograph it but I’d ruin the moment if I got up and tried. Really, the best photographs are filed away in our memories.You’re a fabulous mom by the way, don’t ever think otherwise.