Peachy is Four!

On Friday, this girl turned four years old!

We partied it up four year old style. I will share more on the party later. It was a lot of fun, though. Today I feel like staying in my pajamas all day long and relaxing. :o) Maybe that can be a late Mother's Day gift to myself.
An interview with four year old Peachy:

1. What is your favorite color? Pink

2. What is your favorite toy? Princesses

3. What is your favorite fruit? Apples

4. What is your favorite tv show? Super Why

5. What is your favorite movie? Cinderella

6. What is your favorite thing to wear? Dresses (because I like princesses)

7. What is your favorite animal? MoMo (her stuffed dog)

8. What is your favorite song? Jesus Loves Me

9. What is your favorite book? The Bible

10. Who is your best friend? Annabel

11. What is your favorite snack? Crackers

12. What is your favorite drink? Lemonade

13. What is your favorite breakfast? Sandwich

14. What is your favorite lunch? Peanut Butter Sandwich

15. What is your favorite dinner? Spaghetti

16. What is your favorite game? Uno

17. What is your favorite thing to play outside? Jump Rope (Although she hasn't ever done this.)

18. What is your favorite holiday?  Christmas

19. What do you sleep with at night? MoMo and Eeyore

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Doctor

Kid Activities: Painting with Water

This is a perfect no mess, but lots of fun activity for really any age.

I simply gave each girl a piece of construction paper, a small bowl with a little water in it, and a sponge paint brush.

They each painted until their paper was saturated.

We just let the paper dry and then we could use it again another day! Perfect! We have also painted with water outside. Another no mess activity!

Foodie Friday: Lasagna in a Hurry

If you have been on my blog site recently, you may have noticed something new in the upper right hand corner. I am pleased to announce that I have been chosen to be part of the BlogHer network, specifically through their BlogHer TV campaign. If hover over the small box a video box will pop up that will show you videos from the BlogHer TV Food and Cooking Channel. There are many videos you can scroll through to watch including cooking tips and recipes. I decided to give one of the recipes a try this week and it was delicious.

If you scroll down a bit you will see a video recipe for Last Minute Lasagna. It is made with ravioli instead of lasagna noodles. And it lives up to its name. The night I chose to make it, the girls and I had been grocery shopping until 6 and I was able to get the dish put together, in the oven, and on the table by 7. Not bad, not bad at all. Especially when you taste how yummy it is. I used Costco's Grilled Chicken and Mushroom Ravioli in mine and also added some fresh sliced mushrooms. Go and check this recipe out!!
I am also planning on making the lemon blueberry muffins this week. I will let you know how they turn out. And you should also let me know what you think of anything you watch. Enjoy!

Time at Home

This past weekend, the girls and I were able to drive to my hometown and enjoy some time with my parents. My father has been teaching for 40 years in our church body's school system and the college that he currently teaches at had a service of thanksgiving for his years of ministry along with two of his colleagues. It was a wonderful weekend filled with family, fun, and beautiful weather.
I forgot my camera (doh!) but took a few on my dad's and on my phone.
One of the highlights of the weekend was for the girls to attend a children's theater performance at the college my father teaches at which happens to be my alma mater. I was very excited to be able to take the girls since I was quite involved in children's theater throughout all four of my college years.

Here is a picture of my mom and Peachy before the show started. I was a little leery of bringing both girls since the performance didn't start until 7:30, but they both did really well and loved the show. I was amazed at how much Cream got out of the play. Peachy was enthralled and after the performance has spent many hours pouring over the program and a news paper article about the play. (I am almost ashamed to admit that I was a bit choked up before the show with excitement for the girls. Oh what motherhood will do to a person!)

Another highlight for all of us was that spring had officially sprung. I rang it in by getting my first sunburn of the season and the girls enjoyed being outside. Specifically playing in grandpa's yet unplanted flower and garden beds. That made for some dirty, but totally happy girls.

Sunday was the day for the anniversary. An aunt, uncle, and cousin joined us for lunch and then there was a knock at the door and there were my dad's brother and wife and sister and husband. They had driven over as a surprise and they sure surprised us. Another set of surprise visitors greeted my parents at the anniversary. A couple had made the trip from my father's first school he taught at. What a great blast from the past for me.
And to top off the great weekend, my father's college declared Monday to be their arbor day and he got to stay home from his classes and enjoy a bit more time with us before we drove home that afternoon.
It was a truly blessed weekend. When it was time to go, Cream was clapping and Peachy was crying.

What Peachy Wore Wednesday (IX)

Peachy is predicting that blankets will be making a big comeback this spring. She also is favoring seasonal apparel at off times. (ie New Year's Hats in April and Christmas blankets in May.) And here is another Peachy fashion tip, don't limit yourself to regular headpieces, try some of the items you already own on your head. In this case a tulle tutu that is a bit too small works well as a head adornment.