Been craftin'

Eliza's been busy crafting this week---below is a "Valentine Bouquet" she made. We got the idea from Kids Craft Weekly, a great site from a girl in Australia and you can sign up to get her emails with craft ideas.

First she painted and glittered a piece of construction paper. Then I covered the paper with some contact paper, traced hearts with a cookie cutter, and she cut them out.

Lastly, I got a branch out of the yard and hot-glued the hearts to them. We decided to take the bouquet to my grandmother, who was in the hospital last week. At first we weren't sure if we would be able to fit all the hearts onto the branch, so we decided to pick the "prettiest" ones to put on first. Eliza was insistent on putting the one with the cross on there, because as she said:

"We have to put the cross on there, because the cross is for Jesus, and GG is sick, and Jesus is a good healer."

Melts my heart.

Then we took her Valentine money to Hobby Lobby and got this little craft. Oh my, this brought back some memories. I remember doing these when I was little. That smell of melted plastic coming out of the oven totally took me back.


Finally, she made this picture for me for my birthday. It's our house, with she and I pretending to be princesses. See our itty bitty crowns?

I've been busy craftin' too, just by way of stationery. Here are a few cards and invitations I've made recently. I was so pleased with how they all turned out!

Our Valentine card. And yes, being the genius that I am, I put 2008 on it. I rarely write the date on anything so I'm still stuck in last year.

A rehearsal dinner invitation:

Birthday invite for a girl-version of a Curious George party:


A bridal shower invite. Love this!

Now I must get busy on Eliza's Easter dress. I have this delicious stack of fabric just waiting to made into something adorable...

Inspiring blog

Every now and then I'll come across a blog that is totally awe-inspiring and humbling, and thanks to my friend Suzanne, I found another one of those this week. Kisses from Katie is written by a 23 or 24-year old girl who moved to Uganda straight out of college to teach kindergarten, and has since adopted 11 children there. Wow. And why do I ever complain about my life and how busy it is??? She has incredible faith, and her joy and excitement for God and how He is moving will inspire you. If you have a little extra time, check it out!

Finally...a food Big D won't eat

Davis loves to eat. It's up there on his list of favorite things to do, along with playing with balls and banging stuff with long objects (baseball bat, Eliza's baton or broom, and sticks). Until recently, he would pretty much eat anything you put in front of him, in large quantities. There are some days he eats as much as me, and he always eats more than Eliza. But last week I decided we needed some more green leafy veggies in our diets (thanks Betsy!), so I made some creamed spinach. And by "made", I mean put frozen creamed spinach in the microwave. But let's just say Davis was not a fan.