Roberts Family Blog

Today we got a recipe for playdough from a friend, and it saved the day!  It was just one of those days that seemed to drag on forever and no one was having much fun.  Pierce is getting his top teeth, and is still recovering from a cold and ear infection, so he was a crabby mess, and Hayden is also mending from an illness, so he was equally disagreeable.  Meanwhile, I was having a very busy work day and wasn't devoting to them the attention they deserved.  Did I mention also that it rained ALL DAY?!  By the time 5 o'clock rolled around and Nathan got home, I was more than ready to run out for a bit, and playdough ingredients were the perfect excuse!

After dinner we broke out the recipe and Hayden got to choose two colors to make - and he chose yellow and blue.  Our little helper measured out, poured, and mixed up the ingredients, then watched as we heated them over the stove.  Finally, we put the mixtures into plastic bags to knead until they were smooth, and eventually we broke up the batches and added more food coloring to create orange, green, and purple.  FUN!  Hayden just had a ball and played with this play dough for over an hour, and we saw more smiles in that hour than we had all day, so it was very rewarding.  A perfect end to a somewhat challenging day.  Thank you for the recipe Andrea!!

Little PJ is quite the crawling machine now WOW!  I am dying to take a video, but unfortunately our camera was stolen out of our truck on Monday night!  I was shocked because I've always thought of our neighborhood as safe....but I guess I was being niave.  Anyway, he has taken off and it's quite interesting to see the pickles he's managed to get himself into.  He crawls under chairs and can't get out, beelines for outlets and cords, and has already managed to put everything he shouldn't into his mouth (today I found an old leaf).  He's certainly keeping me on my toes!  In an attempt to relieve everyone's boredom today, I agreed to an impromtu afternoon bathtime party.  I began to draw the bath while Pierce was still out in the living room playing with toys.  After about 2 minutes I came back out to get him, and lo and behold the lil stinker was well on his way to the sound of the running water, and was halfway to me in the foyer!  It was so so so cute.  He wasn't about to miss bathtime!  Here are some photos of his crawling over to the train table and pulling himself up to play.

Well needless to say we are all more than ready to head to the mountains on Saturday!  I can't wait to leave work behind for a whole week, and to see the joy in Hayden's eyes as he sees snow and puts skis on for the first time, and to watch Pierce explore his new condo and get into trouble LOL.  We are going to see some good friends and family while up there, and just get to spend time together without any of the stresses of regular life.  COUNTING THE MINUTES!!