Marshmallow Madness

Last week when Hannah and I went to the school auction we bid on a marshmallow "cooking set" and won the bid. A week goes by and Hannah is begging me every night to play with the new set. It was a crazy busy week, but on Friday, I finally relented and let her and her new friend make marshmallow treats.

Initially the girls used the molds and made marshmallow dogs and bears and then decorated them as instructed. However, we quickly used up all the mix that came with the set so the girls decided to start concocting their own potions and formulas. What followed was a very sticky table, two even sticker girls and for some reason, water everywhere! They had a blast. I guess it's true what they say about parents mellowing with age. :)


Marshmallow Bears!

Big Girl Bed

A big girl bed! When we were getting ready to bring Hannah home from Ethiopia we ordered a bed and mattress set for her new room. Well, the mattress came but they were out of the bed we ordered and it would be months before they would be able to ship one to us. So we cancelled the order and set up the mattress and boxspring, bought a cute comfroter and finished decorating her room.

Lucky for us, the decision not to order a different bed proved to be a smart move. Our baby girl was too small to even climb up on the mattress set by herself, a bedframe would have made it impossible for her to get in her bed on her own for months.

Fast forward two and half years. The girl has grown nearly 9 1/2 inches and the Mommy decides it is time to get the big girl a real bed. So we went shopping and Hannah picked out the girliest bed she could find. The delivery guys arrived and set up the new bed and then we finished decorating with the flowery comforter and bed pillows she picked out.

She loves her new bed but she is still too short to get into it on her own without climbing up on the rail and then pulling herself up by grabbing onto her comforter. Oh well, at least we won't have to worry about her outgrowing it anytime soon!


Hannah's new bed and nightstand

Pumpkin Farm

Last week Hannah and Mommy got to go on a fieldtrip to the pumpkin farm. We had a great time and the weather cooperated too. We got to pick a pumpkin, ride in a hay wagon and pet the baby animals. We also got to run through a hay maze. We had lunch outside too!

After the pumpkin farm, we went back to school and washed and weighed our pumpkins. We had to guess how big they were and then we measured them to see how close our guess was. It was so much fun!


Hand on the wall - an effective kindergarten teacher technique


Riding in the hay wagon


Pumpkins!


I can't find a round one :( Keep looking sweetie


I found one!


Mrs. Matthews and the class pumpkin


We got our pumpkins!


This shot gives new meaning to the saying "Christmas is just around the corner."


Farmer Schilter giving the kids instructions for the hay maze


Hay maze


Hi Mom!


Eeeewww.... These guys stink!


Petting the new calf


Petting the goats


Lunchtime


St Mike's Kindergarten Class

Fuzzy Friends

We had a fun trip with our neighbors to Hunter Farms last weekend. The girls got to try out a few games like dart toss, pick a ducky and ping pong ball toss. They really wanted to do the ping pong ball toss because the prize if you got a ball in the jar was a real live gold fish. You can imagine how sad we moms were that neither girl won. :) Better luck next year girls.

We also had fun petting all the animals. Hannah especially liked her new duck friend. All in all a fun afternoon.

Riding Down the Highway!

Is a Harley next? Sure hope not! Hannah has met the two neighbor girls next door and really likes to play with them. They are really nice little girls. The fact that they have a motorized Barbie car and a quad too that they let Hannah ride doesn't hurt either.

Hannah loves to drive around the cauld-de-sac at high rates of speed (2-4 mph). She may still need a little practice though, she hasn't quite got the hang of reverse yet. We had to extricate her from the curb more than a couple of times. I'm afraid 16 is going to come sooner than I am ready for.