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The other night, it was just River and I for dinner. She asked if we could have a TV dinner. She said she would love to make herself a pita pizza…”just like the one she ate when she watched basketball with Daddy and Quinn!” She also said she’d like to watch Max and Ruby. So, a TV dinner is what we had. She made her pizza and we watched Max and Ruby. She ate every last drop of her dinner! And then had a Kit Kat for dessert. A Kit Kat that she bought with her own money.
So, I went to the thrift store the other day and found this adorable t shirt..that I just couldn’t pass up (98 cents!!). I knew it was too small for me..but I thought it would make the cutest little dress for River. So, I didn’t want to use a pattern..I thought I could try on my own to make it into a dress…it was a bit too short..so I got an orange t shirt and added some length and width…….It turned out pretty cute. (I thought if it turned out horrible….it could be pajamas!) Well, River instantly loved it and had to put it on…..I told her no stains until after her sister’s violin lessons where I could snap some cute photos!!
On Saturday, we were so excited because our book from Paper Coterie arrived! I had gotten a $40 coupon to their new store and I was so excited to check out their website and products. I decided we should do a book about our family and I thought it would fun if River got to write the story. She helped me pick out most of the pictures..though Tuesday and Quinn wanted to pick out their photos.
We really had a great time putting the book together! It was pretty easy to upload the photos and figure out how to change the text and move it all around. Once we were all done proof reading it….we ordered it. River didn’t understand why we had to wait for our book. She thought we would just get it right away!
When it arrived, River was so excited!! It was so nicely wrapped and it even came with a free necklace that River put on right away!! We instantly fell in love with the book. River has read it many times to lots of different people. I think she may have all the words memorized!
It will make a great keepsake for years to come. I’m already thinking about all the great gifts I could get at their store….and the prices are great. Wow, I sound like a commercial…but I’m really not getting anything from the company out of this post. I just thought that the whole thing was a great experience and I love how the book turned out! I will definitely be ordering from them again!
This moment – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
Happy Friday…..
*Inpsired by SouleMama
Today River showed me her marble collection. They are kept in a “very special little box” that she keeps in her room. She explained each marble to me, along with its name.
This one is the “cake marble because the inside looks like a chocolate cake.”
Her sister, Tuesday, gave her the marbles and she considers them quite a treasure. They must always be put away properly so that they don’t get lost!
This is the “cat’s eye marble because it looks like a green cat’s eye. It is the most specialest one!”
The blue is the “fan’s eye marble because inside it looks like a fan….a little blue fan. And the green one is called green grass eye because the color looks like grass.”
Lately, River’s craft projects have been LARGE….and they keep getting larger! She enjoys working on a project for many days..which I really like.
I’m not sure where we are going to hang all these “masters of art”…as she refers to them….but we’ll find a space. Her latest master piece took about a week to complete! And she did it all on her own…..
It seems like each project must include all “mediums”……tape, glue, glitter, pom poms, stickers, drawing, painting, etc…… I guess that is only logical when you are four!
It was such a wonderful Mother’s Day. The weather was perfect, along with everything else!
I got breakfast in bed..and then we all got into bed and watched some bad tv. Then, we did some yard work….some..not a lot! Then we went off to my favorite Ethiopian restaurant in Philadelphia! Yum!
After we got back from dinner, I tried to take some family photos….
That didn’t go too well……they sort of got sillier and sillier…..It was a great day!
This moment – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
Happy Friday…..
*Inpsired by SouleMama
Happy Thursday…I wanted to take some photos of River and I…and include my growing belly. I’m 21 weeks now and getting bigger each day! The little guys are growing steadily. River had a bit of a spill two days ago and at first she didn’t want her photo taken. She said she was a bit embarrassed…but I reassured her that she looked as beautiful as ever! Well, go embrace the camera….and enjoy….
One day, I made the mistake of making River’s lunch “fancy”. Now, she wants all her lunches to be arranged in beautiful designs. Some days she wants me to do the design, other days she wants me to get all the parts cut out, so that she can make the arrangement. At least she is being creative…or forcing me to be…..
