Fresh air at the Goodwill?

This morning there was such a nice fresh breeze coming in my kitchen window while I was making 15,000 dozen pancakes, that I decided to take the kids for a walk. We live about 3 seconds from a Goodwill store and the boys wanted to walk in and check out the toys. It is always a nice surprise to find some good stuff for a super price. We were able to pick up some great bargain toys and it has entertained the children while I prepared lunch. Dante was also able to find a new cowboy shirt and a hunting shirt for $4.00, too. Gotta love having your kids find things they will wear for that price.

So yes, there is some fresh air to be found at the local Goodwill.

Love,
Amy

Homemade Icecream

Dante has really been enjoying spending an extra half of an hour after the little ones go to bed snuggling with mommy and reading some cool mystery chapter books. The newest hit was Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew. It is the cutest series featuring the infamous detective Nancy Drew when she was younger along with some of her girlfriends. The book was based around a local ice cream contest held by the local "ice cream bigwigs," Jim and Barry. Attached to the end of the book was a recipe on how to make your own homemade ice cream. Dante and Elijah banded together on this gorgeous Sunday afternoon and tackled this recipe pretty much on their own. I love watching them work together like a little team. I snapped a photo of them rolling out the ice cream in the carport. By the time they were done, their little hands were like ice cubes. The ice cream turned out super.

Love,

Amy

Lil' Miss Multi personality

So, I was so excited to spot Isabella trying to knit with a needle and yarn yesterday. She was so intent on trying to figure out how to get them to stay together. It is just so wonderful that despite her 3 older, bigger, tougher brothers who run around all day shooting, punching, jumping, screaming, etc. that she was choosing the delicate path. How sweet.

Well, this morning I walk around the corner to see her actually shooting Dante with an airgun. Yup, making the pow pow noises and all. Phooey. Okay, so maybe we do need to start rooting for another girl.

Love,

Amy