photo shoot

Amanda is going to have a tough job when we do 2.5 year pictures this summer. Audrey kept on jumping up and down saying "Audrey hold it" (referring to the camera) and Claire wanted nothing to do with pictures at all.

projects

We have had to get a bit creative around here to deal with winter boredom.

Claire got cold and needed a break.

dresses and braids

I have been practicing my braiding skills on Claire. The definitely need improvement, but I have lots of time to practice. She refuses to wear barrettes, so a braid is the only way to keep hair out of her face.

Here is a better shot of the braids... 

I am loving these dresses. They are tea collection. The thing about tea is 2x per year they visit a different destination. Last fall it was Germany. I only ordered a couple of dresses because I figured they would have lots more cute stuff this spring/summer. Of course they have some adorable stuff, but nothing as cute as the Germany line #thestruggleisreal. I'm hoping that a visit to Nordstrom rack will yield a few good finds.

The bird print is one of my favorites... I'm sure my mom will give me a hard time about it because in the not so distant past I teased her about buying bird fabric. I guess I am converted. #birds4lyfe

kinetic sand

After having the opportunity to play around with it at work, I bought the girls some kinetic sand. It has been a huge hit, especially with Claire. She played with it for an hour straight. 

As far as the messiness factor it isn't too bad. On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being supervised crayon usage and 10 being unsupervised painting, I would say it is a 4. Really no worse than wayward playdoh crumbs.

I bought the sands alive version, but prefer the brand that we have at work (waba). The sands alive has a bit of a flour like texture, while the kind we use at work is more like a brown sugar/actual sand. If it continues to keep the girls' interest, I think I will spring for the waba brand this winter.