Works for Me Wednesday: Homemade Bubble Bath

Hannah loves having bubbles in the tub. This was a super frugal and easy way to give her bubbles in no time.

Here's the recipe:

1/2 cup baby shampoo

3/4 cup water

1/4 tsp. salt

Mix shampoo and water until combined. Add salt and stir until thicken slightly. Use a funnel to pour into a bottle.


See...I told you it was easy...and look at the bath time fun!

collldddd....

we love bathtime!

That's was works for me...for more great ideas head over to We Are THAT Family. :)

Happy Birthday Pop!

Today is my Pop's Birthday! Hope that your day was great! Thanks for being such a special part of my life...I love you!

Happy Homemaker Monday

The weather in my neck of the woods: cold and snowy...but enjoyed seeing the sunshine today!

One of my simple pleasures: flannel sheets

On my bedside table: "Organizing Magic" to help with one of my big New Years resolutions

On my TV: off.

On the menu for tonight: Vegetable Lentil Soup (we'll see how this turns out...healthy for sure...hope it tastes as good as it smells)

On my To Do List: Change sheets, grocery store, clip coupons, get ready for pampered chef show tomorrow, fold & put away laundry

New Recipe I tried last week: Meaty Cornbread Casserole, Apple Spice Waffles, Pork Sausage Patties

In the craft basket: finished one baby hat and working on another

Looking forward to: playing in the snow with Hannah (finally got some snow, went to Target and got some snow boots today)

Homemaking Tip for this week: pick up as you go...saves a lot of work in the long run. I've been trying to work on this...just things like putting the spoon right into the dishwasher instead of in the sink, hang the coats up right away when you get home, make the bed as soon as you get out, etc. It keeps the house looking nice that's for sure!

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):Try Again This Year, Open Letter From a Pastors Wife (I'm so thankful for the wonderful friends that I have here...still a great post from the heart of a Pastors wife who is just like you :)), Sitting in the New Year, and this challenge knowing that my daughter is my Homemaking Intern (a must read!)

Favorite photo from last week: My sweet nephew Elias Lee....born Friday 1/8 at 3:25pm.

Lesson learned the past few days: Trusting in the Lord brings peace and joy

On my Prayer List: baby Eli, who was just born and my brother and sister in law as they adjust to life with him, My Dad (today is his birthday!)

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

Philippians 4:6,7

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace that transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

turn worries into prayers :)

New favorite game...Hide and Seek

This week Hannah and I started playing hide-n-seek together. She just loves it! We had to tweak the game a little to make it toddler appropriate...and she LOVES it!

This evening we brought Daddy into the fun, and had a ball!

We have pocket doors all through our house. We start the game in her room...she stands on one side of the door while we stand on the other. We close it and say good-bye to each other. Seth and I quickly "hide", she slides the door open and comes to find us. Hannah gets VERY excited when she finds us. She says "I found you" and then tickles us. It's so cute! If she can't find us right away then she starts that fake cry and we say her name so that she knows we are still around and didn't take off without here :)

Fun times!

(did you hear her calling for Becky? don't know where that came from but every once in a while I become Becky instead of Mommy...for now it's kinda cute!)

A shopping Saturday

Hannah and I spent the morning today shopping. It was nice to take a Saturday morning and just go shopping, haven't done that in a long time. Hannah was great! We made some returns and found some clothing items I've been wanting for a while (it's nice to have some bday and Christmas money to shop with!). After some shopping and mall walking (she loves seeing all the people) I let Hannah play in the play area. She had so much fun talking to the other children and just running around. Here are some pics of my sweetie who is growing up way too fast!

posing with a "cheeseburger" smile on the lollipop.

a fun morning with me and my girl...

Welcome to the world Elias Lee

My little nephew, Elias Lee, came into the world yesterday afternoon at 3:25 pm. He weighed in at a healthy 7 lbs. 10 oz and was 20 inches long. He was almost exactly the same size as his cousin Hannah, she was 7 lbs. 10 oz and 19 3/4 inches long. :)

Erica was scheduled to be induced on Friday morning. We planned to go down Thursday evening for dinner with my in-laws but the snowy weather kept us here. We traveled down to the hospital on Friday morning and arrived back home by 9:30ish that night. It made for a long day, but we were very glad to be able to share in the special day with Cody and Erica. Hannah only napped for about 30 minutes on my lap in the waiting room, but still had a great day, praise the Lord!

We have so much to thank Him for today. Thank you Lord for this precious life that you have brought into this world! We sure look forward to watching him grow and being a part of his life.

This picture is from Erica's facebook. I'll post more pictures after she shares some more...don't want to steal her thunder :)

Thanking God for Eli today!

Christmas Card Puzzles

Still have some Christmas cards floating around your house? Don't throw them away!
This was a fun little activity that we made with Christmas cards. I used an exacto knife to cut out one or two shapes, creating a puzzle with each card.

Hannah enjoyed matching the pieces back to the correct "puzzle". This is good for fine motor practice and problem solving. It can be adapted for older children too...just cut each card into puzzle pieces that can be put back together.