Finger Paint Fun

It has been raining quite a bit lately, so we planned a bunch of indoor activities. One, of which, was making our own finger paints to paint with. Olivia is a bit old for finger paints, but lately she has been asking to do them so I figured... sure! Why not? I was so excited when I just happened to find a recipe online to make your own. We gave it a whirl. He is the recipe:

You’ll Need

* 2 tbsp sugar

* 1/3 cup cornstarch

* 2 cups water

* large sauce pan

* food coloring

Directions:

In a large sauce pan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, and water.

Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat (under adult supervision), stirring constantly until the mixture thickens into a smooth gel.

Pour into individual containers.

Place food coloring in each container and mix while it is still warm.

Let cool, then store in the glass jars (or other container with a lid).

Use like any finger paint.

Luckily, just as we were done making out finger paint the rain parted ways. We packed up our stuff and headed out to the patio to do our painting out there. I always prefer to do messy things outside.... soooo much easier to hose off a patio than scrub a carpet, wouldn't you agree?

Oh... and in case you didn't notice.... wee do crafts in our jammies. That's right! It helps the creative juices. Or maybe... we are just silly! :)

Have a great week!

xoxo

MO, Marriage, and More

Sadly, I am quite behind in blogging. I will be making an attempt to catch up to speed and get back at it.

We moved to Kansas City, MO and we live out in the outskirts in the middle of no where. We just love it here. It is quiet, peacefully, and we are surrounded by trees, plants, and other shrubbery. It just smells greener here. :) Our house is much larger, which we all love. And we have a backyard again... which we also all love.

Also, Jared and I got married on May 20th. Sooo... feel free to send us a present. Just kidding. :p Someone asked me the other day how married life is. How does one answer that? It feel just like shacking up did... but a bit more official. All is well and we are all happy. Olivia is happy to have a dad.

Hope you are all having a great day!

xoxo

KC Bound!

So this will come as a surprise to everyone.. but we moved again! We left the beautiful majestic mountains of Colorado for... Missouri! However, I was so very pleasantly surprised by how wonderful it is here. Our house is beautiful, much larger, and way more affordable and we have a yard again. That isnt even the best part, the best part is the area! I just love that we are surrounded by greenery in all forms: tall wild grass, lots of trees, great lawns, and even some wildflowers! It is just beautiful here and oh-so-quiet. We live in this very unique subdivision of Kansas City that is surrounded by vacantness (is that a word?). I never realized how much I was ready to get out of the city. I just love the peace and quiet here and we are only about 15 min from civilization and highways.

On another note... I also didn't realize how much I missed the heat!! Colorado fluctuated greatly but the mornings and evenings were frigid regardless! Here? It is 75-80 at night and 90 during the day and sunshiney beautiful and I just love it!

We took a great walk around our subdivision yesterday afternoon: just me, Liv, and the dog. We all enjoyed the fresh air and vitamin D as well as achieved a little first summer glow.

This morning I sat on my patio and drank some coffee in shorts and a tank while reading the news. A little in love. :)