Weird Science...

Okay, it's barely science. We put those little grow capsules in warm water. They did have animals in them. Lia thought it was really fun to say gorilla. The blue one was a gorilla. Here's Lia playing with her gorilla.

Hrmmmmm....what's going on in there?

Playing with the first two animals while waiting for the other two. Animals in the water, animals out of the water. Squishy, squishy, squishy.

I've got several more of these so I'll plan on doing this again. Four capsules at a time was about long enough., especially right before naptime. It was quite fun and kept Lia engages the whole time, so we'll do it again!

Mama's Been Busy

Here's what I've been up to...

My current project is a CAL (crochet along) with the Inner Hooker. She's pretty awesome and has cool patterns. I'm dreadfully behind the bunch because I started late and can't commit the same amount of time to it with a toddler. But it will be a blanket for Lia. It's granny squares with this different color flower pattern. Here's the flower part. I will then join them together in all cream. Yea for using up scrap yarn!

This is my dreadfully small amount of circles I have done, but the colors are pretty.

My sweet hubby's birthday is today. Happy Birthday! I made him this hat. It is attempt number two. Attempt number one was from a way funky pattern. Attempt number two is a little tight. Chances are he won't wear it because of that...but that hat is good though. Very good man pattern if you are interested. David happens to have a somewhat larger head than normal to encase his smartypants brain. Guess that's why he was smart enough to marry me.

Last, Tasty Kitchen had this recipe for cheese crackers. Only four ingredients, cheese, flour, salt, water. They are pretty yummy if I do say so. Lia enjoys them and David brought them to bed for a late night snack the other night. I'd say they pass as a family snack. I think next time I will roll them even thinner for a crisper cracker texture, use whole wheat flour, and maybe less salt. But we'll see...they were pretty tasty as is! :)

My Indiana Girl

This is my little Indiana girl...

Muddy puddles

Sweet Corn

Lia's New Love

This is Lia's new love...Super Why. She asked for it all day, every day. Anytime we are in the living room she wants it on. She says Super Why the minute she wakes up from her nap. Thank goodness for DVR so I can pretend it's only on when convenient. I'm somewhat surprised she latched on to this one show after watching it only once. However, Lia loves her cape and reading and since these characters all turn into "Super Readers" it maybe makes sense. I suppose if Lia needs to be hooked on a tv show, this one is stellar. I went to the website and read the series goals and they rock! They are things like...

• to create life long learners who are motivated to read for pleasure and information
• to teach abstract, high order reading skills such as making inferences through theme comprehension
• to help young children learn key reading skills and strategies for using these skills

Honestly, I think LIa likes to dance to the songs. But maybe, just maybe she's picking up on letters and sounds. I also think she likes to say Super Why...but what do I know. She could be making inferences through theme comprehension at one and I have a little Doogie Howser on my hands. All I know is that it is fairly educational and she will let me cook dinner in peace while it's on!

On a final note...Sorry Gymbo, you've been replaced. Maybe if/when we restart Gymboree, Gymbo will return to his place of glory. But for now, long live Super Why!