Chalk Paint Fun

I recently discovered another crafty website called Skip to my Lou, where I stumbled upon this cool recipe for Chalk Paint. It looked like fun, but there haven't been many sub-100 degree days this summer to try it out. We got lucky this afternoon, and had a blast.





Supposedly it's washable, but at the rate this drought is going, our artwork might become a permanent feature on the back porch.

even purplemouth makes me smile!

...yes, purplemouth. Gentian Violet to be precise. The other stuff (the stuff that doesn't stain everything in sight) didn't help Amelia's thrush, so we're trying the colorful route.

Wanna see?



If you google gentian violet, you'll appreciate that mommy actually did a pretty clean job!

clean diapers make me smile, too!

daddy makes me smile

Finger Painting

Before:

(notice the one finger method -- he was copying mommy!)

After:


Mommy feels so brave!

(Yes, they were the washable variety)

Little Helper

Noah & Mia

A Busy Week

Last week, Noah turned Two Years Old! (wow, time flies...)



And Amelia enjoyed her first week at home.



As you can imagine, there were too many photos to share here, so click these links (or click the photos) for slideshows of each milestone...

Introducing...

Amelia Jane Gee, born May 28, 2009 at 12:10am.
8 lbs, 3.5 oz. and 20.75in.

My May Baby

The first one. Since the little girl hasn't decided whether she really likes emeralds or not...

Chopsticks!


Helping Daddy build a dam in the ditch:


Story time with PoPo: