Since he could talk he has had a certain Independence about him. "I do it". I loved it when his little voice would say those words. Even though he sometimes had no clue what he was doing. Or he wanted to lend a helping hand with me, I have always admired that he was a hands on learner . Now that he is 4 he really doesn't need much help getting dressed. I still stay present just in case he needs my help. "I do it all by myself" are the words he says now. It makes me a little sad that he doesn't need me for everything now. "I'm hungry" are words I hear alot from him. So I tell him find something to eat and I will help you make it. I let him put the snack ideas together. He can open the fridge. He can open the pantry. So he can grab whatever his little heart desires. Here he is with minimal help from me making a peanut butter sandwich. "Watch me mom" are the words I hear when he does something a...
Fun at the pumpkin patch on a breezy Saturday. we walked around. snapped a few pictures. picked out some pumpkins to take home and paint.
Jillian has an artist deep in her.....i am trying my hardest to just help her get it to flow.
Jaxon on the other hand is all about taking charge and expressing him. this was his first time with a paint brush and paint. he did very well might i add. loved using all the colors. washing the brush off in the water to change the paint. he kept it on the pumpkin and didn't try to repaint the walls. i was happy about that. but then again if your inner artist is crying to paint walls.....paint the dang walls.
we had fun. me and the kids and the ideas that we came up with.
finished products. more to come.....daddy and Jessie were a weekend behind on getting their pumpkins painted....so we have a porch full of painted pumpkins. that makes this mommas heart as happy as a painted pumpkin!
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