New Pages!

One thing about being a mom is you need a constant flow of fresh ideas.  That sometimes includes a new look at some old ones.  As I've been gathering ideas, I feel like I need a place to share them with you guys.  So, I'm using the "page" feature on blogger to store and update things I gather.  I'll do my best to keep them organized and easy to copy.

You can view the pages available at the top of this blog, just above the post.  Each page is represented as a tab.  Feel free to comment on each page if there are ways I can make them more accessible.

Enjoy!

Nicer Weather and Fun!

Now that we have nicer weather, we've been able to get out and do things!  Of course, we still have fun inside on the rainy days, or the cold windy days.  Here are a few things we've been enjoying lately:

Visiting Borovoye, a beautiful national park not far from Astana.  We were lucky to be joined by a friend to show us around the park.

Here we are working on a local friend's garden.  The missionaries joined us and we had a lot of fun creating furrows and planting potatoes.  Harry really wanted to get involved in the gardening work and would walk around stealing people's tools.  We waited a minute before stealing them back...

Our friend is so talented with children.  She brought along these toys and pillow so that Jane and Harry had a place to play while we worked. 

We just received this scarf Grandmama made for us and the kids absolutely love it!  Jane put this ensemble together this morning.  I love that it has the "boa" look without the feathers!

Harry has been growing so much, talking and getting involved in everything.  Here he is with his lunch box, on his way to "work".  "Bye, Mommy!  I go to work!"  

One last little treat.  I made some easy dancing "ribbon" with streamers and a straw.  The kids enjoyed putting on a show for me.