Simple Pleasures

I was doing dishes and she wanted to help.  Mostly she just wanted to play in the soapy water.  If I knew it would make her this happy I would have done it a long time ago.  I love that cheese.  I knew she would make a mess, but this time I let my mom guard down and let her make a mess.  For this smile I would say it was worth it!

The Drawing Begins

Audrey loves to draw.  When she draws she usually leaves no space empty of color.  Luckily she's always stuck with paper.  I was distracted one morning and she got a little more creative.  Of course it had to be a library book.  With the fines I have accrued and the beautiful art you see here I'm might be laying down quite a bit of cash.  I think I'm going to try and negotiate the disappearance of my late fines if I pay for the book. With her love of filling space on paper I consider myself lucky that the entire page wasn't purple.

I can't lie it is beautiful work.  Someday when she enters the art program at a university I will be proud to tell the story of her first masterpiece.

Putting Up The Tree

We put the tree up early this year.  We have a tradition where we make ginger snaps and rice pudding and then we put up the tree while we indulge in the smell and taste of Christmas.  This year Audrey actually helped decorate.  It was really fun to see her face when I was putting on the lights.  She kept trying to blow them out while telling me that they were hot.  We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.  Mostly I enjoyed being with my family.  I love them.