Project 365 - Day 321

I love fall. I love fall like no other season. I love the change in the air, the smell and the look of everything around me. I love jeans and sweaters and boots and scarfs and hats and gloves and jackets. I love the crunch of leaves and the sound of rain. I love the food of fall. Soups, soups and more soups. I am now a soup junkie (thank you Mike). There have been some giant leaves blowing into the backyard lately and I just wanted to capture a sign of fall.

Project 365 - Day 320

This is the crew. The weather is a little colder but we are still able to be outside around here. In this scene Nathan is Batman, Laura is Robin (do you see how proud she is to be the sidekick?) and Noah is Nightwing (is that even a character?) and they are speeding along in the bat mobile. They crack me up. They are very serious and detailed about the pretend play and I just love to watch it.

Project 365 - Day 319

Flowers in bloom. I love flowers in bloom. I am so glad these bloom more than once a year. Even though it is getting colder outside the kids still play in the backyard almost every day. We are all enjoying the freedom of playing and just being outside. I hope to plant lots more colorful flowers in the spring and in the meantime I will enjoy these.

Project 365 - Day 318

The kids were relentless about my mom's birthday this year. They kept saying she needed a party. We didn't get to celebrate my mom's birthday on her birthday because she was sick so this was 10 days later and the kids were in party planning mode all week so we had to shop for blowouts and party hats and Laura even found her a birthday necklace. They came up with this present idea a while ago. They wanted to give her a pot and put some flowers in it and put a spoon in it so she can scoop the love out. I know are you just dying at how cute they are? So they punched out paper flowers and found just the right colored popsicle sticks to coordinate with each one. I asked them things they love about her and the list was just priceless:

She gives good hugs

She has a nice house

She reads to us

She plays games with us

She lets us watch movies

She takes us for walks

She lets us spend the night

She sings twinkle twinkle little star

She has a nice smile

She takes good care of herself

They had such fun sticking all of them in and want her to display it in her house. I tried to just let them do it all and it was hard for me but I know it means more that they did it than anything so I love the way it turned out. It was a great night.

Project 365 - Day 317

The Bobcat Badge. Tonight was the Cub Scout Den meeting and Nathan's den earned their Bobcat badge. This is the first and most important badge for these little guys. He had been practicing and reciting his cub scout motto and was really looking forward to the "ceremony". Apparently they paint their faces and each paint and mark means something significant and even the parents get painted. Something about paw prints. I must sit down with Mike and go over this so when I try and scrapbook it I have the details. I wanted it to be an extra special night for him because I know how much he was looking forward to it so I made cupcakes. More specifically I just printed up some boy scout related pics and stuck them on some paper and stuck them in the cupcakes. He was thrilled and felt very special and I was happy to do it for him.

Project 365 - Day 316

Here is my little crew from yesterday getting the mail. They love to go get the mail. They have to follow the ritual. Laura carries the key, Nathan puts the key in and turns the key and reaches up and hands mail to Laura. They both carry mail (and drop it along the way) and Laura gets to carry the key back. It is all very specific and very routine. Noah just gets to tag along running after them and it is a highlight of the day.

Project 365 - Day 315

It's Noah the cowboy! My children love to play dress-up. Noah has quickly followed in big brother and sister's footsteps. Here is another new thing he has picked up. He loves to put the hat on and strut around the house.