molly loves playing with her dolls. she loves changing their diapers (usually they poop!) and picking out new clothes for them. recently she received a changing table and this makes playing with the dolls all the better. these dolls have multiple diaper changes - one right after the other because they're constantly doing an "i" (sorry alex!). she enjoys wiping them and then attempting to put a new diaper on. i'm going to have to watch sophie extra close or she's not going to have a diaper on and constantly be wiped!
in this video, you'll see molly with her doll on the changing pad. this time, the diaper doesn't go on all the way and she's whisked off to bed. complete with a kiss and a hug, the girl is ready to sleep. i'm refering to her as "the girl" because as of now, that's her name! she has girls and boys and one doll named sophie (this is the one that gets changed the most!)
Sunday, February 14, 2010
cookin' up some fun!
molly absolutely loves her kitchen. she'd play in her room all day if i'd sit in there with her. matt and i tire of sitting in there cooking the same things over and over but nonetheless, we do it. she's quite the little chef and makes a variety of interesting concoctions. everything goes with everything! she cooks for us and for all her dolls and even makes the cats taste things on occasion (when they cooperate with her). cookies are one of her favorite things to make. she loves to mix them up, roll the dough and use her cookie cutters to make her cookies. then into the oven they go. only to come out about 10 seconds later piping hot!
smoothies are a big hit for molly. she loves drinking them. we call them the "special drink"! they usually are a special treat because we don't get the stuff to make them every week. this week, however, we did and molly has enjoyed one almost daily. she also makes smoothies in her kitchen as well with her little blender. a bit of everything - onion, asparagus, fruit, bread, donuts, chicken, "cow" (hamburger), you name it, it goes in. and let me tell you it's delicious! molly's special drink must be mixed for quite sometime to obtain the perfect smoothie and almost after each new ingredient is added!
this is also one of molly's favorite games - she sits in the cradle and tells matt and i what to cook for her. quite the little queen!
this is also one of molly's favorite games - she sits in the cradle and tells matt and i what to cook for her. quite the little queen!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
yep, i'm still a teacher!
just a couple days ago it was kansas day. as a teacher, i always taught a kansas unit during social studies complete with different activities and fun projects. this year, even though i wasn't in the classroom, was no exception! i think it's just ingrained in me....what am i going to do if we move to missouri? missouri day sounds so wierd!
molly and i didn't do much, but i thought it was a good time to teach her where she lived and a few things about kansas. we painted a sunflower, went to the kansas day expo in town, and made a kansas book with the different symbols from kansas. she had a blast doing this and yes, learned a bit too! molly can look through the pages of the book and tell you that the turtle is a box turtle (i skipped the ornate for now!) and that the bee is a honey bee and the flower is a sunflower. she can also tell you that she lives in kansas and point to where i wrote "paola" on the map. i suppose the best though, is that she is a true kansan, and can point out the jayhawk. not just any jayhawk, but the ku jayhawk! i tried printing the state of kansas jayhawk symbol but that would not do - it wasn' t a jayhawk. however, when i printed the ku jayhawk, it was! rock chalk molly!
molly and i didn't do much, but i thought it was a good time to teach her where she lived and a few things about kansas. we painted a sunflower, went to the kansas day expo in town, and made a kansas book with the different symbols from kansas. she had a blast doing this and yes, learned a bit too! molly can look through the pages of the book and tell you that the turtle is a box turtle (i skipped the ornate for now!) and that the bee is a honey bee and the flower is a sunflower. she can also tell you that she lives in kansas and point to where i wrote "paola" on the map. i suppose the best though, is that she is a true kansan, and can point out the jayhawk. not just any jayhawk, but the ku jayhawk! i tried printing the state of kansas jayhawk symbol but that would not do - it wasn' t a jayhawk. however, when i printed the ku jayhawk, it was! rock chalk molly!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
charlie in pajamas
the other night molly did not want to put her pajamas on. so i tried using charlie as bait. normally, this works. she's not a fan of the cats using her things. she shoos them off her bed when it's time for her to be in there and does not like them to "play" with her things. so, charlie got the privilege of wearing the pjs. molly thought it was hilarious and so did matt and i. charlie on the other hand, not so much!
(not sure why his eye is green!)
(not sure why his eye is green!)
rinsing dishes - great fun!
our dishwasher bit the big one yesterday. actually, we think it's been coming on for quite a while now. the dishes simply weren't looking the cleanest - it appeared that the soap wasn't rinsing off. i blamed it on cheap soap and bought some name brand but that didn't fix it. last night i noticed that there was water standing in the bottom - a good 25 cups worth! matt checked it out and it doesn't appear to be clogged. so anyway, we are back to the old fashioned way of washing dishes. turns out, molly loves it and get so excited! molly's job is to rinse the soap off. she does so well too -being careful to turn the dish over and get all sides. who knows, we may save a bit on electricity until we get a new one, but i think we'll make up for it in the water department. molly isn't the quickest but nonetheless, she enjoys it thoroughly! (and i'm thankful for the help and joy in her - it makes the task much more pleasant!)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
a little trust and money mangement!
Proverbs 31:11 – “The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain.”
In this verse, the word heart in Hebrew refers to the mind. The mind is the place where doubt, anxiety, and restlessness happen. When a husband can trust his wife, his mind is at rest. Basically, husbands never have to wonder about our character or what we are doing around the home. (George, E. Beautiful in God’s Eyes) It is almost comparable to how we trust God. When we are fully trusting in God, our mind doesn’t wander and doubt and produce anxiety. We are at rest in Him.
The word “trusts” in Hebrew translates “to be of good courage”, thus providing encouragement. The husband is strengthened in his tasks because he can trust his wife. (George, E. Beautiful in God’s Eyes). So, we affect our husbands’ performances at work and other duties! We play a very important role in the work our husbands’ do!
Trust is like a rock, a cornerstone. Psalms 31:3 says, “For you are my rock and my fortress; therefore lead me and guide me.” Just as we rely on God to be our strength, our husbands should be able to rely on us as wives to be the strength in the home – trusting things will be under control.
The latter half of the verse, “…so he will have no lack of gain” deals with the area of money. The NIV translates to “lacks nothing of value”, so he will have no need of spoil. Spoil in this case means gain. The wife should be a benefit to the family, not a financial liability. She manages the home in an industrious and productive fashion, therefore her efforts result in gain. (middlebiblechurch.org). The wife shouldn’t be spending money loosely, therefore causing the husband to need to work more in order to meet the wants of the wife.
This can be compared to Psalms 23:1, a verse we are all familiar with. “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. We have no need and are not lacking anything because Christ provides.
Money management is very important to God and something that the Bible talks a lot about. Here are a few verses on how it relates to building the home: (George, E. Beautiful in God’s Eyes)
Proverbs 14:1 – The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
Proverbs 24:3 – Through wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established.
Proverbs 24:4 – By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Money management is something that we all can take small steps to save a few bucks here and there. Coupons are great! Getting the Sunday paper or going online to various websites are easy ways to obtain coupons. I’ve recently been a big fan of a couple blogs that give out all sorts of money saving tips and coupons. Check out http://www.faithfullprovisions.com/ and http://www.kcpennypinchinmomma.com/ for some of these deals and coupons. Every little bit helps out these days, especially in our economy when prices just seem to continue to rise.
In this verse, the word heart in Hebrew refers to the mind. The mind is the place where doubt, anxiety, and restlessness happen. When a husband can trust his wife, his mind is at rest. Basically, husbands never have to wonder about our character or what we are doing around the home. (George, E. Beautiful in God’s Eyes) It is almost comparable to how we trust God. When we are fully trusting in God, our mind doesn’t wander and doubt and produce anxiety. We are at rest in Him.
The word “trusts” in Hebrew translates “to be of good courage”, thus providing encouragement. The husband is strengthened in his tasks because he can trust his wife. (George, E. Beautiful in God’s Eyes). So, we affect our husbands’ performances at work and other duties! We play a very important role in the work our husbands’ do!
Trust is like a rock, a cornerstone. Psalms 31:3 says, “For you are my rock and my fortress; therefore lead me and guide me.” Just as we rely on God to be our strength, our husbands should be able to rely on us as wives to be the strength in the home – trusting things will be under control.
The latter half of the verse, “…so he will have no lack of gain” deals with the area of money. The NIV translates to “lacks nothing of value”, so he will have no need of spoil. Spoil in this case means gain. The wife should be a benefit to the family, not a financial liability. She manages the home in an industrious and productive fashion, therefore her efforts result in gain. (middlebiblechurch.org). The wife shouldn’t be spending money loosely, therefore causing the husband to need to work more in order to meet the wants of the wife.
This can be compared to Psalms 23:1, a verse we are all familiar with. “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. We have no need and are not lacking anything because Christ provides.
Money management is very important to God and something that the Bible talks a lot about. Here are a few verses on how it relates to building the home: (George, E. Beautiful in God’s Eyes)
Proverbs 14:1 – The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
Proverbs 24:3 – Through wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established.
Proverbs 24:4 – By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Money management is something that we all can take small steps to save a few bucks here and there. Coupons are great! Getting the Sunday paper or going online to various websites are easy ways to obtain coupons. I’ve recently been a big fan of a couple blogs that give out all sorts of money saving tips and coupons. Check out http://www.faithfullprovisions.com/ and http://www.kcpennypinchinmomma.com/ for some of these deals and coupons. Every little bit helps out these days, especially in our economy when prices just seem to continue to rise.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
stuck inside
molly and i have been stuck inside for quite awhile due to the cold and snow so we've been doing lots of art. here are some of our projects.
hand print trees with sugar snow!
mosaic mitten all the masterpieces!
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