IF: Germs…

…i.e. cooties.

xo

nessa dee

Red Boots, a Train and a Somersault

 

xo

nessa dee

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Crafty Friday: Painting Pumpkins

Well, fall snuck up on me this year and in an effort to get some autumnal decor around the house, I decided that we should make crafts dedicated to this season. Today, we’re painting pumpkins!

Here’s what you need:

pumpkins
paint
paintbrushes
glue
yarn or ribbon or faux fur
buttons or googly eyes

I ended up getting small pie pumpkins because they’re easier for little hands to work with. I don’t think this even needs any explanation…it’s pretty straightforward, you paint a pumpkin. Your kids can choose to do a face, or paint polka dots or a striped pumpkin, or even something that of the Dutch Masters or French Impressionists. The possibilities are endless. If your kids choose to paint a face, they can glue on buttons for eyes and yarn for the hair. A pair of old earrings stuck into the pumpkin’s “ears” adds a bit of flash as well as a hat or scarf. My kids didn’t go for any of this. You see, they have their own ideas when it comes to crafting, and who am I to stifle their creativity, especially since they usually have better ideas than mine. Oh well, on to the pictures…

Meet Larry, Pumpkinstein and his dog, Max:

Happy Crafting!

nessa dee

Monkey

I have a little tree climber. It’s her new hobby. Anytime we go to a park with mature trees, she settles herself into one for the duration of the visit. I wish we had trees in our yard big enough to support her habit.

Sigh…one day, one day.

xo

nessa dee

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Finnanigans

Have I told you that this guy makes me laugh everyday?

Finn: When we were outside, we saw some samurai ants.

Dad: What do samurai ants do?

Finn: They fight leaves.

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Finn to me: Grandma [my new nickname] can you hold my baby? [hands me an imaginary baby] She keeps trying to get my guns. I put her in timeout, but she gets up and tries to steal my guns.

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Finn to saluting to his friend Cameron: G’day mate!

Cameron: You have to put your hand on your forehead.

Finn: No, I want to put it on my fivehead.

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Finn to me: Mom can I have some twisty chips?

Me: No

Finn: Can I have some twisty chips, please?

Me: ok, just two

Finn: How about six?

Me: Just four.

Finn after eating four chips: Can I have five?

Me: ok, one more.

Finn: How about six more?

Me: No, go put the chips up.

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Look Mom, I have a mustache like my dad.

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Showing off to his great-grandparents: I have strong elbow muscles!

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Finn: Mom can I tell you a story?

Me: Sure.

Finn: Once upon a time there was a little boy named Finn. He was soooo little and he got in the shower and fell down the drain. And then a big spider came out and ate him.

Me: That’s a scary story.

Finn, sighing: Yes, yes, yes it is.

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Finn, passing by our favorite Chinese takeout place: Nonna, that’s where the mans and ladies make us leftovers.

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Dad: Finn, what are you going to dream about?

Finn: Maybe someone can just get in the rocket ship of me…and just zoom me off.

xo

nessa dee