Home for the day

Ivan has a bit of a cough and is off his normally delightful baby mode.

So, Ezri and I were around the house all day.

Hoo-RAY for crafts!

Ezri decorated a photo frame with sequins. We used glue dots to stick them on. Glue dots are a favorite craft supply for any child who is not yet to be trusted with a bottle of glue. I think the resulting frame is pretty sparkle-tastic, not sure if Ezri will let me take it to my office yet.

A friend made Ezri craft kits for her birthday. She chose the necklace kit. I learned she CAN string beads if they are these awesome iridescent chunky ones. Also, I learned that she will spend a long time deciding just when is the right moment to string the orange butterfly bead. She was very clear that this necklace was just for her and she was not making it for mama. Here she is wearing her accessories.

We played with play dough. Ezri made cookies and pizza and sandwiches out of play dough. We made finger puppet fairy cats complete with dough wings. She served me alien pie with a small plastic alien embedded in the dough. Then she decided to be Santa and wrap presents. These presents were small plastic animals wrapped inside dough balls. I would go to my room and pretend to sleep, coming close to actual sleep a couple times. Then I’d wake up and come out and open my presents. Look, a plastic meerkat!!! Thanks, Santa.

While downstairs playing dollhouse, I sewed the wings back onto one of Ezri’s small fairy dolls. She found this amazing and I felt a bit like a superhero.

We had a dance party. You can sing “Raggedy Ann” in place of “Barbara Ann” in The Beach Boys’ classic song. Ezri likes to dance with her Raggedy Ann doll, so this was a hit.

And, yes, Ezri stayed in her P.J. top all day though she did put on two different pairs of daytime pants. The first pair got play dough on them and Ezri declared them no longer fit to wear.