rice crispies, popcorn and a movie night

The little beans helped me whip up a batch of rice crispies....and then we decided we needed something salty for our movie night. I just loved watching their sweet faces as we popped the corn-too cute. And dang...I forgot how good homemade popcorn can be!!

licking the spoons-this would be before we had even started making the treats

sweetest little boy in the land

and girl....my girl!!

who knows where he gets his goofball self from?? at least he is always cracking himself up!

while nibbling on the treats we begin the popcorn (in jammies now)

he has spotted it coming out...

focused

the end results-quickly consumed after this shot!!
**for those who are observant....yes Isabelle has gotten a haircut....we made the treats the day before the movie night with popcorn, but enjoyed them that same night-just to clarify:)**

The Fair

I love the fair-I can recall so clearly going to it every year with the Sandberg family and having the time of my life!! It is a blast to revisit places of your childhood with your children....and this year we got  to do that with the fair. Sweet Nate took the day off work and we had quite the time. We did choose the perfect day flipped between rain and sweltering heat....but besides that fun little bit it was nice. Pictures below:)

this was clearly the first thing we did-note Isabelle's expression and contrast it to the last photo and you will feel the flow of the day

watching the pig races

Judah never looked away the entire time....nor smiled

pony rides-of course!!

sweetest little rider ever

she adored every moment

honest

he just rode that pony.....so seriously

Isabelle wanted to ride this thing ever since she saw it on one of the ads for the fair-we gave in and rode it and she literally smiled the entire ride....love that girl!

then came the "we are done here" phase....she modeled it perfectly:)

Sorry I have been away for a bit-but I have been pretending I am on vacation:)

biscuits for my little beans

 If you know me at all you know that I just love to bake and cook with my children. I can distinctively recall my mom setting a little chair up for me to watch and help her make food when I was little. I loved it. I love having them discover food with me and get their hands in it. I love that they know what certainly things are (like garlic or basil) and I love their company. I don't do it every single time I make something because I do think there are times when I just need to plow through a meal rather than take the time children demand. But I will say it makes me smile that whenever I go to cook they quickly grab their chairs and start dragging them into the kitchen. What are things you love to do with your little ones....or that you loved doing with your parents/grandparents?

cutting the biscuits

 

eating-of course!! dipping it in butter with honey...yum.

just getting started...he really turned out to be the biscuit lover of the bunch...just like his daddy:)

4th of July

Sleepy Heads

I love when I stumble upon my boys like this:)

I love them.