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Candy Land Party

Rhianwen's 5th birthday bash. We made most of the decorations using cardboard and crayons or spray paint and acrylics.

The Entrance.

Gingerbread Tree (yep, we had a basket of homemade gingerbread men for them). I took the pics before I set out all of the candy and food.

Mr. Mint and Peppermint Forest. PVC pipe for the large candy canes with red duct tape. Wally used spray paint for the squares. So, we'll be playing Candy Land in our backyard until spring.

Gumdrop mountains and Jolly.

It was fun drawing these guys.

Lord Licorice's. We had thought about using corrugated pipe, but decided to stick with cheaper crepe paper.

Doesn't he look malevolent?...not really :)

Wally made windows for Gramma Nut's house.

I know, signs are kind of boring.

Lollipop Woods.

Princess Frostine's (supposed to look like a frozen lake).

Gloppy and the Chocolate Swamp.

Gloppy.

Candy Castle.

Yummy food and giant lollipops.

We used a gumdrop tree for the centerpiece on the kid's table.

And of course, the cake.

This was such a fun party!

Projects little, Projects Big

Big: the treehouse, still in process especially because of all of the interesting winter weather we've had.

Yes, we are planning on putting up rails all around before they use it. I'm like, "Wally, am I going to be able to get the kids down from the top while hauling a baby around?" Answer: "They'll have to come down on their own." Ummmmm. They may be taking naps up there.

Little: getting ready for a baby...errrr. Well....maybe it's a bigger project than I'm thinking, but more so mentally and physically than anything else.

Sewing projects made by mommy for Corwin. For the owl pattern click here.

Bouncer in the crib so the kiddos leave it alone for now otherwise it would be on 24/7 with baby doll Sarah and loads of blankets on top.

Cubbies my sweet husband put up for me. You can tell the kids love playing with all of the baby toys and books. It doesn't stay too organized, but it still looks fairly neat even after they are done for the day. The mammoth speaker is one of the things that needs to be removed from the room!

Strange perspective, but the owl mobile my kids made is hanging above the changing table. Alden already enjoys it and even though it looks incredibly high up, he can reach it if he stands on tiptoes on the table, which is probably against safety rules even when I'm there.