One Creative Day....

I follow a great blog called Whimsy Love and I always get great ideas there!  You really should check her

out she has a ton of great kid ideas.  We found a recipe for homemade sidewalk paint and made it up this afternoon.  The boys played and played with it.  It dries so nicely.  The colors really come out when it is dry.

The garden is now very colorful!  The rocks are so pretty.

Even my pole in the backyard was painted a pretty shade of blue.

Today was a very creative day.  I was doodling in a notebook which was sitting in front of me with these.

I was met with challenge after challenge...  My boys insisted that I couldn't think like a boy because I was doodling lady bugs and rainbows and flowers.  So, I took them up on the challenge.

The first thing I had to draw was a Cobra with bat wings and a scorpion tail.  The top one is mine and the bottom two are G's.

Next, I was challenged to draw a dragon.  I never laughed so hard as I tried.  He looks more like a kangaroo with an ardvaark head.  LOL!  Gs is much better than mine!  His looks mean.

Next came the Sea Serpent... mine...

and G's

A Cyber Falcon... (I had to ask what that was because I guess I just don't really think like a boy!)

He put electricity all over his.  I added mine at the last minute because I didn't "get it".

So, I guess this goes to show that moms can't think much like boys... or at least this mom can't.  All of mine turned out a bit girly.  We have lots and lots of comics drawn at our house.  Both boys have come up with their own special characters and they both draw for Meep Comix Inc.  This is their own company.  I will have to do a special post about that sometime soon.

Another part of our creative day? 
We also made some excellent food....   Jeff made salsa.... and ribs.

and I made blueberry muffins...  they were excellent and I will post the recipe on my food blog asap!

How were you creative today?

Tami

How to Make an Awesome Glitter Headband

One of my readers presented the question, "How can I make glitter headbands which are popular with softball players right now?" so I updated my headband tutorial post with a list of fabric which could possibly be used to make the glitter headbands which are often worn by girls' softball teams.  The fabric I've listed is nice because it is already the correct width and it is stretchy!  All you have to do is cut it and sew the ends together.  I'm not sure how a sewing machine will work on sequins, so I'd probably sew them by hand. 

Anyway, here's the link  if you'd like to see how to make a headband or

you need material for a glitter headband.

Watkins Glen Day Trip

Today was so fun.  We took a quick day trip to Watkins Glen to hike the falls.  We started out with some sustenance.  A picnic with my sweetie...

And my baby....

And my Big Boy... Yes, that is YELLOW watermelon!  We bought it at Wegmans!

{They didn't exactly love that I made them eat off of pink polkadotted plates.... They said they weren't MANLY enough.  Hee hee...}

Here they are at the bottom of the falls... all full of piss and vinegar.  Raring to go.

And UP, and UP, and UP we went. 

The views couldn't have been more spectacular.

Breathtaking, even!

We walked under waterfalls...

Through caves...

I told you.... breathtaking!

We read... and learned...

We rested... and checked our PokeWalkers... Lots of stairs taken today... 859 to be exact!

Lots of photo ops!

How could I resist?

More waterfalls to walk behind. How cool is that?

And bridges to cross... And STAIRS to CLIMB...

A fresh mountain spring to drink from!  We even filled our water bottle

with "real" spring water.  They were very excited to have "to go" waters.

Garbage can huggers?

Doing a little dance at the top because we MADE IT!

Me... dying... at the top because I ran the last three... steep... flights of stairs.

On the way back down after ice cream at the top.

 

Still full of piss and vinegar.  How do they do that???

The falls are even more amazing on the way back down because you don't have to concentrate on going UP.  You can enjoy the peacefulness on the way back down.

The thing most people know about Watkins Glen is the race track. My husband goes to the track a lot. He loves racing, so I'm thinking about getting him these for his birthday. Well, maybe not the last one, but he would LOVE it. It is a bit much though! Shhhh! Don't tell him!

WATKINS GLEN RACING (Images of Sports)

Shelbys at Watkins Glen

Professionally FRAMED WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL NASCAR Panorama [Panoramic Photograph] Poster