It's Me Finally!!

Hey!!! Sorry I haven't been blogging lately!! This time of year is really busy for me! It's almost the end of school, as of today we only have 15 or 16 more school days left I forget how many exactly! But the last week of school is always a fun week too because the 8th graders are away and we get to go and have lots of fun!!

I also have my dance recital this weekend so rehearsals for that have been keeping be rather busy! Being at dance for about 4 hours some nights can be a little tiring but at least it's something that I love!

So I will try to post more often as things start to slow down into summer.

Sorry about the rambling!!

~Sonja~

How to Get a Toddler to Paint Their Hand

Or as it actuatly stands, how to let a Toddler let YOU paint their hand.

Well I don't know about the toddlers you know but my 1/2 brother, who is almost 3, doesn't like to get messy. He is ok with playing in the dirt but doesn't like things on his hand. So when it was time to make a hand print for Mother's Day- he was ok until I said that I was going to paint his hand. He ran into his cave.

So what did I do? I paniced for a moment then had the idea to have him paint mine first! He chose the color for mine- purple- and then I started to paint my hand and offered him a paintbrush. I put the paint on my hand and then he continued to help. We put my hand on the canvas and he pushed my hand down and then helped me wash my hands.

Now it was his turn. He was actualy VERY excited to do his now! He chose the color and I asked if I could paint his hand- he said yes. So I painted his hand and then we counted to 3 and placed it on the canvas. I told him not to move it and I pressed down to make sure I had it all down. We then lifted it up and I carried him to the bathroom to wash his hand.

They came out BEAUTIFUL! :) We have 1 more hand to do and then we will have a set of 3- One of each of us!

~Sarah

A Saturday for Sarah

So what does a Saturday look like for me? Let me share! Today I woke up around 7:15am and watched the pilot of Once Upon a Time on my phone because only a billion people have told me to watch it! :) I called my dad and talked to my 1/2 brother on FaceTime. I finally got out of bed to eat a breakfast of pineapple around 9:30. My day began officially then. I finished my breakfast and went up stairs to the computer for about 15 minutes then I went downstairs and did dishes and cleaned other things in the kitchen until 3 PM. There were a lot of Dishes!!! I unloaded the dishwasher then ran icy, unloaded and reloaded it all within that time period ALONG with washing at least 50+ dishes by hand... Our kitchen was a MESS! :) (I also cleaned the microwave) I did eat lunch today at 1:45 so I was somewhat well fueled! When I finished, I went upstairs and watched 1.5 episodes of Touch and then packed for a overnight stay at my Grandparents house. (mom and Sonja are doing the Walk for Hunger tomorrow and I need a ride to church) We went to eat at the Country Club with my grandmother, then came back to her house to watch the Kentucky Derby. Every year we gather in A living room and pick our horses by their names and then cheer them on during the race. We wear hats of many different styles- my mom wore a flamingo hat to give you an idea. :) Then my mom and sister went back home and I have been sitting on my grandmothers couch ever since! Below is a collage of my day...