Blanket Making

One of the many things I love about homeschooling, is the freedom! Freedom to do something out of the ordinary in the middle of the day even! When the girls were in private school, they were gone from 8-3 and then had an hour of homework after school! It didn't leave a lot of time todo much before supper and then an early bedtime! That's what's great about having them home, flexibility!!! So yesterday afternoon we decided to dig out the fleece and make tie blankets for the American Girl dolls .......

So they got busy ....

pinning .....

more pinning .....

lots of cutting ......

working hard .......

during this time Little Man was super relaxed doing his "schoolwork"

but not being one to miss out on anything ... found his way to the action :)

Thankfully he has very patient older sisters, who even offer to let him help .....

tie.. tie.. tie....

these blankets are really easy to put together. They were made in under an hour :)

Emily & Kanani all wrapped up :)

They really got into the whole " posing " thing ......

Great job girlies :) 

Tasty Tuesday ~ Chocolate Macaroons

One of my favorite cookies to make when I am having a serious chocolate craving are these Chocolate Macaroons. I remember making them growing up and have yet to get tired of cooking them. Plus you can throw them together in less than 10 minutes ! 

Start with throwing :

1/2 cup of butter ( 1 stick )

2 cups of white sugar

1/2 cup of milk

6 tbsp of cocoa

into a saucepan

In a seperate bowl mix:

3 cups of oatmeal

1 cup of coconut

1 tsp of vanilla

Set this aside .....

Bring the mixture in the sauce pan to a boil, 

stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes give or take ....

then pour the saucepan mixture into the oatmeal mixture, 

stir together and Voila :) Chocolate .... Gooey .... Yummyness !!!

Drop by spoonfulls onto wax paper ...

Now Enjoy and try to eat just one :) I dare ya!

Our Week

This week everyone seems to be taking turns being sick! Literally, all of us at one point have had the flu, cold, cough or a fever .....

Little Man seems to have gotten the worst of it :( We are on night #3 ! You know he really isn't feeling good when this is where he stays all day :(

Last night he went to sleep with his Daddy laying on the floor by his bed, holding tightly to his little hand ....

The girlies have been working hard trying to get all of their schoolwork finished up by the end of May! I think the warmer weather is encouraging them :)

The girls team had one last tournament over the weekend. They played three games. Mag won " Hustler" of the game during the first one .....

then Hal won " Most Valuable Player" for the third game ....

and this ADORABLE nephew came to watch his older cousins play ball :)

Tasty Tuesday ~ Yogurt Drops

Maggey tried a new recipe a few days ago that I found on Pinterest. It was really easy and fast! Great for the kids to make and eat as a quick snack :)

This is all you need! I know - so easy!

Just cut a hole in the end of a ziplock bag, fill with yogurt and start dropping on to a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.

Voila !!! Just put the cookie sheet in the freezer for 1-2 hours

So Simple !

Almost Summer Days.......

Today was one of those days ..........
A day that made summer seem ......
close enough to touch ......

 Sisters having evening chats on the playhouse porch ....

Little Man picking dandelions for his Mama ......

Summer shoes of choice :)

Wags so glad to see the grass ......

Dandelions peeking through .......

Pussy Willows bloomin .........

Running water.....

to fill the pool.........

Grass getting greener by the day ........

Climbing trees to hang the feeders ......

Running in bare feet .......

To wait for the sun to set .............

Bring on the days that end like this .........

Easter Happenings........

We had a great Easter Weekend! It's always great when John gets to be home for a day off. We look so forward to that......He got right to work taking the kids outside todo a little clean-up - like finally burning the Christmas Tree :)

Yes, I realize my kids are holding dangerous tools .......

and I also realize that my son chose to wear his sisters hat instead of his own.... but hey- I have to choose my battles :)

We had the second annual Easter egg hunt with the cousins :) My Uncle puts a ton of work into making it an Easter Egg scavenger Hunt - which also takes longer ....but the kids have fun !

He's a city boy  - can't you tell :)

Yes, catching a chicken was part of the hunt...... Is that not normal?

Dividing up the loot :)

Tasty Tuesday ~ Chocolate Chip Cookies

I used to be that Mom... you know the one who didn't want her kids to help out in the kitchen for fear of the extra work and extra cleanup that it would make.. I'm so glad that I have gotten over that - not that I love the cleanup part yet, but I love that my girls are learning to cook.

Little Man likes to help now and again....... I'm also a firm believer that everything tastes better if it's made in my KitchenAid :)