Projects week three...

Well we have been busy making a mess!!! And I say WE because it is not just me this time but my partner in crime as well : ) We did not have any place that we had to be today so it was a good day to get messy.  A few days ago Mason helped me paint a couple of boards that I wanted to use to display his art work. 

 I don't seem to have any proof other then him painting his hearts....but along with the hearts were my boards!

 The next part was inspired by a picture in a Potter Barn Kids catalog. (of course I added my own flare)

 I bought the blank wood sign from Michael's and  painted it white, added vinyl ovals (that I cut out with my Circut) and the word create. (that I also cut out of vinyl)  

 Once I had put the hardware on to the wood pieces, that Mason had painted, everything was ready to hang!!!

And here is the finished project.  I am really excited to have a place to hang some of Mason's masterpieces and add a little pizazz to that corner of the room!

While Mason was napping this afternoon I decided it was time to make some bath crayons that I had seen online.  Here are the items that I used:

 Molds (but you can also use ice cube trays).  Mason choose the hearts....

 Clear Glycerin Soap

 I bought soap die....more on that in a bit

 Once you have all your items the process is really easy.

First you remove the soap from the plastic container.

 Then you cut as many pieces as you think you need to fill your mold.

 

Put them into a microwave safe bowl.

 Heat them for 30 seconds.  If not all melted keep doing 10 more seconds until there are no more clumps.

 Die the soap....now the recipe I used said to use LOTS of color so that they would write on the walls.

 I made yellow, red, orange, green and blue.  After each color I added more hard soap to my bowl and repeated the process.  The mold's instructions said to allow the soap to cool for at least an hour and then squeeze the bars out.

Tom did help me "push" them out of the mold.  It was very hard for me to do.

 Then I tried them on the wall.....not much color.  You can kind of see MASON in the green

 Then Mason took a bath....still not much color.....but lots of fun!!!!

I am going to do it again and I am going to use regular food coloring to hopefully make the soap mark the walls of the tub.  Overall this was a really easy project and we will have fun with the soap no matter what : ) 

P.S. I am still working on the Elmo themed birthday party and will share when I am all done!

A Rockstar!

Mason rocked the gym today with some awesome work at gymnastics class today.

Then tonight Mason put on a Rock concert for Daddy, Gus and Baby Otter.....no Mommies were allowed!

 Then they all needed to "sleep"

And after they woke up it was time to have another concert : )

We're Going to the Super Bowl!

Yesterday we went to some friends house and watched the football game.  I did not take to many pictures, but I can assure you that we all had fun : ) I did of course make a little special treat for all to enjoy!

 

Mason just had to eat one on the car ride!

 

On our way to the party...

 This is what was left of Mason's car ride treat : )

 Tom getting an AWESOME tattoo....

 The boys "playing"

Today we went down to the Science Center for a train show.....

 Where Mason watched his first MOVIE.....it was an IMAX movie none the less.

 He sat on my lap the whole movie, due to not having enough weight to hold the chair all the way down.  It was a movie about the history of the Canadian Railroad.  Lets just say good thing it only lasted 45 minutes.  Mason enjoyed the parts where it felt like we were in the train but there were a lot of parts of just still pictures with talk of the history of the railroad being built!  WE did make it the whole movie though : )

 Then we looked at all the different model railroads that were set up.

 Mason even got to operate it on his own.....

 Great Grandpa Wurm would have LOVED to play along side of this little train lover.  NO doubt that Mason and him would have spent hours in the basement playing with his train set : ) And unlike his mother, he is an awesome driver of the switches and keeps the train in control all the time.

 Then of course we did some of the regular exhibits as well.

 The water was on today, so Mason loved shooting and discovering what power it really has.

 A little treat for the ride home.

Tonight I tried a new recipe for a Cake Batter Cookie.  I found it on Pinterest and Mason has been asking to make cookies for a week now, so we gave it a shot.....

 My little cookie delivery boy!

They are very very YUMMY!!!! Now just to have self control and not eat them all tonight : )