Sandbox

We were recently at a family reunion for ODD’s mom’s family.  The house it was held at had a great big sandbox with lots of sand toys.  Our kids loved it and we had to practically drag them out of the sand when it was time to go.  On the way home ODD began planning [...]

Polka Dots

Ever since we bought our dining room table and chairs we’ve wanted to replace the denim that came with the chairs.  I would occasionally look around at fabric here and there, mulling over what I’d like to use.  One day while wandering around IKEA I found a fun polka dot laminate and bought a few [...]

Pesto

I’ve professed my love of pesto here before and despite ODD’s hatred of anything basil-related both my children love it, too.  Since good fresh basil can be hard to come by in Utah grocery stores I planted some this year to see if I could kick my brown thumb and actually make it grow.  To [...]

Elephant On A String

Peanut gave Wingnut this toy elephant on wheels for his birthday in April.  This little elephant is a favorite with both the kids and a couple of weeks ago I noticed Peanut had tied a shoelace around it’s neck.  Now both kids like to pull it around by the string.  It’s rolls so nicely on [...]