Feeding the Ducks!

We took Dax down to the Layton park to feed the ducks! I always had fun doing this as a kid, so I thought it might be fun for him. He loved looking at all of the birds and geese swimming around eating the bread crumbs. We even got lucky and found some cute baby ducklings to feed.

Discovery Gateway

Me and Shawnee took Dax and Merrick to the children's museum today, and boy did they have fun! I couldn't believe how much they were actually able to do. They just ran and ran until we forced them to stop! It was so nice to get out on a rainy day like today!

Where there is water, there is Daxton! This water table was Merrick's FAVORITE thing! It was too cute to watch them splash around.




This area was zoned off for smaller kids. It was perfect for our little guys!





Dax drove on over to check out the vegetable garden! They even had a cute little grocery store.






And finally, this little area was SO cute, but I think it was intended for older kids. Dax was terrified of the helicopter!







Hope you liked the pictures :0)

Homemade Play Dough

I have been posting WAY too much this week. I'm sure the next week or so will be slower. Anyway, I made some homemade play dough tonight for my little munchkin. Here is the recipe:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons cream of tartar



Mix flour, salt and oil, and slowly add the water. Cook over medium heat, stirring until dough becomes stiff. Turn out onto wax paper and let cool. Knead the play dough with your hands until of proper consistency.

I added a packet of kool aid to give it a nice lemon lime scent, and added some green food coloring. It was a big hit with Dax.

Sidewalk Chalk = Non Toxic!

We had our first experience with sidewalk chalk. I figured, since it was such a nice day, that we shouldn't waste it inside. After digging through his bin of outside toys, I found some sidewalk chalk and decided to give it a try. He really liked it. At first anyway... Once he tried to eat it, mom took it away. ( I know, I'm such a party pooper) That's when we learned all crayola products are non toxic. Yay!

Mothers Day Gifts

I know I should wait until tomorrow to post this, but I don't think my mother in law gets on here too often. I'm excited to show everyone the cute quiet book and pillow I made to give to her tomorrow! The quiet book took a LONG time to make, but came out super cute. I can't wait to make one for Dax. I also planned on making a cute tote for her to carry it in, but I'll have to get that to her later. Hopefully next year we can give her a fabric one.

The cover:


Mormon Match:


Lehi's Letters:


Make a Manger:


Noah's Ark:


Grandpa's Garden:


Circus Shapes:


Cowboy Counting:


These paper dolls are magnetic. I accidentally hole punched the girl on the wrong side, but it still works.


And here is the pillow. I got this idea from An Igloo. It's one of my favorite sites! I took Dax's hand prints along with his cousins and then added a poem:

Sometimes we may upset you
Even though we are so small
By leaving tiny hand prints
On a table, door or wall
But every day we grow a bit
And we'll be big one day
when all the tiny hand prints
Have long been washed away
So keep these little hand prints
To help you to recall
Just how big our hands were
That time we were so small

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Pillows Here, Pillows There, Lots of Pillows Everywhere!

Dax was pulling the pillows off of the couch and laying on them on the floor this morning, so I decided to bring down all of the pillows we had upstairs and give him a giant pile to mess around on. Apparently it's the greatest thing ever. He was running around laughing and jumping all over them! After his nap I think we're going to set up a pillow obstacle course!









Also, here are the brownies Dax helped me make for Morgan yesterday! I was surprised how much he liked to pour the ingredients in. He even helped with the frosting.