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Kristy (my friend and roommate from college) came to visit us this weekend! She last visited in September 2011, which you can see here.
We had a great weekend together! We chatted, skyped with another friend (Lainey), went to a harvest festival, shopped at Hobby Lobby for TWO HOURS, played with the girls, and just had a great time catching up on each others’ lives.
Thankful that we have been able to keep in touch!
Vera used to hate baths. From her very first bath EVER, pretty much all the way up to very recently, she screamed every time we even talked about baths!
Lately though, she’s been coming around to the idea.
She seems like she’s enjoying baths more now!
I think one of the things that helped was watching Cordelia enjoy taking a bath.
While she still doesn’t want to take a bath every day, at least she can tolerate them without screaming.
I love this sweet, giggly girl!
Over Labor Day, Grammy & Grandanny (Tad’s parents) hosted “Christmas” for the grand kids! It was a fun opportunity for the kids to learn more about Jesus and to have a great time with their grandparents and with each other.
We dropped Vera off on Sunday afternoon.
We knew right away that she was going to have a blast!
I made some gingerbread play dough in case they needed another activity at some point. It ended up being helpful, I think, since it rained and ruined a few of the outdoor activities that were planned. (Recipe at the end of the post!)
I think everyone had fun because I saw lots of pictures on instagram throughout the day.
While Vera was at Grammy & Grandanny’s, Tad, Cordelia, and I stayed with Jed and Angela (Tad’s brother and sister-in-law). We had an awesome time with them!
Tad cooked burgers for us Sunday night.
Cordelia started sitting up (kind of) on her own.
We went thrifting (I’ll share more about that later).
We went to pick up Vera and eat dinner with everyone on Monday evening. They had fun showing us their crafts and telling us all about what they learned!
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| they even set up their Christmas tree |
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| just a few of Vera’s crafts |
So glad Vera was able to be a part of “Christmas at Grammy & Grandanny’s” this year!
Gingerbread Play Dough (recipe originally found here)
(just for playing; not for eating)
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cloves
2 Tbsp. oil (I used olive, but you can use something cheaper)
1 cup water
1 tsp orange extract (optional, but recommended)
Whisk together dry ingredients in a medium-sized sauce pan. Add water, oil, and orange extract (batter will be thick). Stir and cook over low/medium heat until mixture becomes “play dough” consistency. Remove from heat and knead on a silpat mat or parchment paper until smooth. (I love this part, so I kneaded mine for a while! It’s just so fun!) Cool and store in an airtight container. Makes around 2 cups of play dough.
