The kids and I made snow cream today. I had never made it before, but saw a recipe on someone's blog a couple days ago and thought it would be a fun activity. If you have never made any, and want a fun and yummy activity to do with your kids (or your friends, or by yourself) you should totally give this a try! Guess there is one good reason for all this snow...
Get a mixing bowl full of snow. Mix 1/2 cup of sugar, 1.5 teaspoons vanilla, and 1-2 cups of milk (recipe calls for condensed or whole milk- I used Vitamin D) together. Then mix that into the snow until you get an ice-creamy consistency. Finally, mix in or top with whatever you want- choc syrup, sprinkles, strawberry jelly, honey, cinnamon, choc/butterscotch chips, etc. The kids had fun choosing their toppings and mixing them in. I just mixed in a little chocolate syrup in mine. It was pretty good and we all had a good time.
After our snow cream, we turned on some loud music and danced around and laughed a lot. We had a great time. I really should do that daily with the kids because it was a good work out.
Cole laid on the couch and watched us.
Then we had to relax on the couch next to Cole and take turns holding him.
(Except we don't like it when our big brother pulls on the back of our shirt. )
The other day Ellee helped me with the dishes. Both of the kids love helping with the dishes and it always cracks me up when Ellee helps. (Yes, she just grabs the silverware and throws it up into the drawer.)
Last night, Phil came home with beautiful roses and the new super mario brothers game for Wii for an early surprise valentine's day gift for me. It was a very thoughtful surprise and made me smile. I love him. (We had rented the game over the weekend, and though I'm normally not at all into video games, I really had fun playing this one. Maybe it's because it makes me think about playing Super Mario with my cousins when I was young. Good times. )
(The kids aren't normally allowed to sit on the table, but they really wanted me to take their picture with the gifts. Silly kiddos. )
Finally, remember back when I made the fleece sling for Cole? Then I had to fix it because I thought it was a little too short, so I added some more material (from the sleeves of the fleece) to make it longer. But then it was not fitting right and seemed too long, so yesterday I cut it again and sewed it a little shorter. Anyway, now Cole seems to think it's just perfect for sleeping in. Which is great because he really likes to be snuggled up close to me. I've also been using the snugli and Ellee's sling (because Ellee can't seem to get enough mommy time either.)
(Yes, I was wearing a tank top. I get really warm very easily these days.)
I love my sweet little blessings.
Happy Thursday!
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