Thursday, June 20, 2013

Moon Sand

It's been way too long since I sat down and purposefully did something fun with/for Sophia. 

Last night I was scrolling through Instagram pictures and I came across one that had the tag "sensory play." It reminded me how much Sophia and I enjoyed playing and learning together. I used to be so good about making up little boxes for her to explore... 

Lately, I've been so obsessed with lists, planning and scheduling our lives, organizing, purging old stuff, frugality, minimizing, food/menus, and homemade stuff, that I've forgotten to slow down and just play with Sophie.

So today we made moon sand. Super easy and SUPER FUN! There are a few different recipes online, but I decided to go with the flour and baby oil. Doesn't that sound incredibly soft? Well, it was. I couldn't stop playing with it.

We used one 5lb bag of flour and 20oz of baby oil. Then just mixed it together with our hands in a large container. 



Sophie had a great time. And basically played non-stop for an hour and a half. That's eons in toddler time! 

Next time we'll probably do it outside, or on top of her little table so she won't end up caked in it. ;) But for today, it was awesome, messy fun, followed by a bath and a nice long nap. 






Saturday, June 1, 2013

We got a puppy!

Well... We weren't really planning on getting a puppy, although we knew we would eventually... So when some friends of ours said they weren't quite ready for the puppy they got, we decided to take her off their hands. ;) 

Their kids had named her Honey Cutie Sweet Pea (or something along those lines), and instead of renaming her, we just stuck with Honey. She's too sweet! Like honey! And with her light color, it seemed fitting. 


She's a three month old, Great Pyrenees/Akbash/Anatolian Shepherd mix. Yep. She'll be giant. 

She is seriously the most chill puppy I've ever seen. It's kinda weird. She mostly sleeps and likes to be loved on. I wouldn't call her playful, but she does enjoy playing in Sophia's toys and with us a little. Definitely not as rambunctious as other puppies though. Can't complain! 


She's the cutest, fluffiest, softest little doggy ever.
And I have a feeling she and Sophia will be great friends. ;)

 We love her. <3

 
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