March Update

Three months in!

 

 

Three months stronger!

 

March = 53 miles!

 

151.25 / 2017 miles

 

February

January



Mr. Jacob

Oh Jacob.  The only boy.  The middle child. 

How should we celebrate your 7th birthday?

 

Let's start a few days early with a birthday lunch at Ideal Hot Dog with a few of your closest family members.

 

And, of course, your best-est cousin.

 

 

Then we'll move on to every little boy's dream world

- an arcade.

 

 

Where you will be handed rolls and rolls of nickels. 

Some to keep for yourself...

 

 

...and some to pass out to those who are celebrating with you.

 

Then... let the games begin!

 

 

 

 

Then your actual birthday will arrive and that will be cause for more celebrating, right?

 

So we'll start with making Jell-O for church even before leaving for school.

 

 

I'll arrange a special treat for your school snack.

 

 

 

Your favorite dinner will be delivered to your doorstep.

 

And we may just have a few presents for you too.

 

 

And since you lucked out and do not have school the day after your birthday, you get to stay up WAY past your bedtime to shoot your glow in the dark rockets and helicopters. 

 

 

I think that's a pretty fabulous way to celebrate what an awesome kid you are.  I hope you had as much fun as we all did.  And with your day coming to an end, there is only one question hanging in the air...

 

"Whens my birfday?" 

 

Full Circle

About this time last year, I was attempting to work on my first project in my new craft space:

 

 

I eventually got three festive Peeps made.

 

 

And proudly displayed them in my landscaping. 

 

 

But three peeps aren't enough.  Not nearly.  

That gave me an idea for this year...

 

Of course the hubby helped with it.

 

 

But it was the children's job to bring it to life. 

 

 

See, my kids naturally are interested in whatever project I am currently working on and want to help.  But you can't just jump into advance stage projects. 

You have to start at the beginning, practice, practice, practice, and some day move on to more and more challenging things. 

 

And that's what this Peep project was about.  Starting at the beginning.

 

Learning how to paint a base coat, light sanding, second and third coats if necessary. 

 

But more importantly, the moral of this story is learning how to complete a project.

 

From start to finish - this is your project, your art, your creation.  Take your time.  Be proud of your work.

 

 

And that I think they were.

 

Welcome to my yard, Peeps!