arts/craft, Time of the Season

Hand Traced Leprechaun For St Patricks’ Day

natalie3100As soon as I come in the door, Natalie asks, “Grandma, can you color with me?”  Then Liam chimes in ” Can you color with me too, Grandma?”  Sure thing, only one problem, Natalie wants me to color in the Barbie coloring book and Liam wants me to color in the Hulk coloring book.  So to keep the peace, I try to get them to draw and color free style.  Being it was near St Patricks Day, we decided to make rainbows, pots of gold and leprechauns.   Liam was finished first, he wanted to go back to playing his game. natalie310 Natalie is the artist,  She made a girl leprechaun covering the fingers with a dress and then she added a tree!!  It starts with tracing a hand and arm on paper and coloring it in your own way.handtracedleprechaun

 

Everyone is Irish today 🙂

Family, Video

Grandpa And the Balloon

11" Mardi Gras Mask Around Balloons Pkg 100I love it when my daughter-in-law invites me and my husband over for dinner .  I get to eat a meal that I don’t have to cook and I get to spend time with the grand children in their home.

Now as for Grandpa he usually just eats his meal and watches the grand kids entertain us with their antics, but on this particular evening it was Grandpa who did the entertaining and it all started with a simple balloon.

A balloon!

Grandpa turned a deflated balloon into fun and games.  I was so happy to see him make the children laugh and even more happy to see him laugh.

 

Family, Time of the Season

Birthdays – A Celebration Of Life

march3138Last week was my moms’ 83rd birthday. We usually go out to eat, but as my daughter just had a new baby, I thought it would be easier to cook and invited everyone to my house. My daughter called and told me that Liam was just getting over the flu, so I told her not to worry, we’ll bring the party to her. So, I packed up the food, cake and the appetizers and filled the trunk. I could not wait to see Caleb and Liam and Natalie, my grandkids and I know my mom wanted to see them too. My cousin Veronica came with us and Sandra and my sister were there too. A full house of family fun. Thank God.

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While everyone was nibbling on fruit, cheese and  the chip and dip I was busy getting lunch ready. I made chicken cutlet parm and broiled shrimp, linguine with broccoli and garlic and oil and a salad. Everyone was hungry!

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I bet you think I thought the cake was the best part, well, not this time. march313The best part was holding my new grandson.  I love to be around my daughter and her family, nothing fancy, just comfortable and feeling good, like being home.

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My mom thought that Caleb looked like my dad, and my sister and I agreed right away.  But as the afternoon passed and I was holding and looking at him, I realized, boy he really looks like Caleb 🙂

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