Brothers

Before my newest addition was born I made the boys brother shirts.  I had searched Etsy for just the right shirt but couldn't find any that said just what I wanted.  So I went ahead and made my own!  I used iron-on vinyl in the boys colors (yes, this type A mama has colors for each boy.  It keeps me organized and helps the boys tell whose things are what!)

Here is the front-

Here is the back

When Ethan was big enough to fit into his my friends at All Yours Photography took the boys pictures.  Jessica did a great job photoshopping all the boys into one collage (I know you didn't think they all were smiling, happy, and looking at the camera all in the same frame!)  

I cut some extra vinyl for Ethan so that he can still have a brother shirt when he got bigger.  It is about time to get him a shirt and put them all in them again.  Can't wait to line them up and photograph the backs!  

Summer Activity Jar

Here is the finished product! Our Summer Activity Fun Jar is complete and full of fun ideas to entertain my little men all summer. Cards are color coded - blue is for easy to complete activities, green activities are outside fun, and orange are trips that involve money or a bit of notice (like a SeaWorld trip).

The boys are enjoying choosing a card each day and seeing what they get to do! My oldest is dying to pull the "silly string war" card. It will happen soon enough but for now we are enjoying doing things together.

Download the Summer Activity Fun Cards.

Summer Fun

My boys are already wanting to constantly be entertained now that summer is here.  Without activities to break up the day, they very quickly get bored (despite the hundreds of toys, games, and books in our house!).

I saw this idea for a summer activity board and a few others on various blogs that were quite similiar. It sounded like the solution I needed to keep my little men happy and to save my sanity over the summer. I am currently in the process of making my own version. I just finished making the cards on my laptop after brainstorming a list of activities with the boys and my hubby. Now to decorate the huge pickle jar we just polished off and start using it!

Marshmallow Guns seem like a great way to entertain my rambunctious little men. I think daddy will be making a trip to the Lowe's soon for the supplies!

Rainy Day Art

It was a very rainy weekend this past weekend and Chris wasn't feeling all that great when he woke up Sunday, so we ended up not going to church. Since it was raining I took advantage of a cute craft idea I had seen on a blog.  First, you have the children color a picture using markers and be sure they cover most of the paper with color.  I think Cameron had more marker on his hands than he got on the paper, but he had fun!  That is what matters.  
Next, you hold the paper out in the rain for a minute or two until the drops start to spread the marker.  It gives it a watercolor look. The harder it is raining the less time it will take for your art to take shape!
Finally, let it dry and enjoy!  The boys made several pictures.  It is hard to see exactly how they turned out from the pictures but we had fun and made some cool pictures!