Giggles, Girlies & Goodness

One of my very best friends Stephanie and her daughter Charlotte came over for dinner the other night.  (Charlotte is also my Goddaughter, so she is very special to me.)  Stephanie and I haven't seen each other in quite some time, just because of how crazy busy our lives have been.  It was so nice to sit and catch up with one of my favorite people in the entire world. 

However, the best part was listening to our little girls play together.  They were like little tornadoes of laughter, running all over the place.  Every single toy was pulled out and played with.  

To try and get them to sit still for two seconds, I pulled out some crafts.  (AKA - Michaels' Dollar Aisle Goodies.)  

The girls got their creative juices flowing by making some Christmas trees!

There were plenty of glittery ornament stickers to decorate their trees.

And maybe a few giggles too.

Okay... lots of giggles!

Did I mention they had fun?

Love these two little pipsqueaks.  It was really awesome to have the girls together.  They really adore one another.  I can't wait to see what the future brings with these two.  I have a feeling they are going to give us a run for our money!

Handprint Christmas Tree

We did a really fun arts & crafts project today.  Daddy was home from work so we made him help out!  (I don't know who was more excited, Daddy or Chicken.)

We got on our fancy new artist's smock.

We painted our hands green.

Then we made our Christmas tree.

Painted a yellow star on top... and Wala!

Then it turned into a painting free-for-all.

And well... We ended up in the tub.  Happy Friday!

PS:  Found this great idea on Pinterest!

Finger Painting 101

There's a first time for everything.  We tried finger painting this morning and it was really fun.  We put on some Ziggy Marley and rocked out with some fancy washable Crayola paints.  She just loved it!

We started with a paintbrush and a few colors.  She was very serious about her work!  

She kept asking for different colors to try.  "Mommy, purple peeease!"

It then turned into finger painting... I mean really, who needs a brush?

And finally... full blown body painting.    

 Maybe too much Ziggy Marley?

Needless to say, Rosie had a great time and it was a fun way for her to use her colors.  It may be time to invest in an easel for our little artist.  Or a full body smock.  Stay tuned!