a Sunday from Scratch

As usual, little V woke me up, yes it was still dark out, but I got up without too much fuss.  Good thing too, as we let the dog out for his morning business we were lucky enough to catch a view of a shooting star.  "Quick, grab a jacket!" said little V.  Onto the deck just in time to see another one!  Talk about a great way to start the day.  With the coffee pot going and the pancakes being made, little V made her very own constellation book.  And so the day began...

After pancakes came the usual Sunday business, news, laundry, dirty diapers, more coffee, baby giggles, jenga, and a trip to the grocery store.  Little V was my sidekick and in the midst of all that we also activated some yeast, mixed the dough, and set it in the corner to rise for what would be a loaf of homemade bread.

Lunch, coloring, homemade pop tarts (can you say heaven?!?), nap time, baked the bread, roasted a chicken, a game of secret spies, made a pot of soup, folded laundry, played outside, watched baby R explore by the lake, had a glass of wine with big V as the sun set, enjoyed an apple-goodness desert, brushed teeth, read books, and bedtime for the kiddos.

Today was the best kind of Sunday.

Oh yeah, we made butter too. 

(Not even kidding!)

Sunday Sweetness

reading to little brother

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday!

A Super Sunday

This past Sunday was Super.  Yes, it was the super bowl (Way to go, Giants!) but it was super for another reason around here.  Little V and I did something we haven't done in far too long, we spent a day together, creating.  Nothing but me and little V getting crafty.  What did we make?  A lot of things actually, but it wasn't the final products that were the important part.  The important part was the togetherness.  It was a great day. 
In all honesty, I would like  you to believe that this day of mommy daughter bonding time was just a slice of our happy perfect little family life.  But the reality is (as I'm sure all parents out there have experienced) this quiet day of creating was born out of a punishment.  Yep, little V's sassy little mouth got her into some trouble.  The punishment, a day with absolutely no TV.  (Strange that it was Super Bowl Sunday, huh?) 
Funny how that "punishment" helped me to get things back into focus too.  A day without TV was just what the doctor ordered...

In case you were wondering what we did make, here's the list: a patchwork pillow, two hand-stitched stuffies, heart shaped crayons, a giant picture, homemade bread, and clam chowder!  Hope your Super Bowl Sunday was super too!

Diorama

This past Sunday, the V's made a little project for themselves.  You never know what will happen when these two put their heads together... 

A factory, a castle, a house, two cars, a lake with a dock, lots of trees, a huge sun, and an igloo.  They made a village!  (Well, a diorama of a village!)

The my little pony's and polly pockets promptly took up residency.

The polly pockets had quite the afternoon!  (As did both V's!)

Big V then used the diorama to teach little V all about perspective in photography while using her new camera.  Thanks for the great pics, little V!

Sunday Sweetness

Just a little glimpse into our quiet Sunday...

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday.