Daddy's Chair

This morning Violet and I went to a Stake Primary Activity. Our station was set up so the kids could make fall centerpieces to take home with them. It was fun to feel involved, help the kids get their "vases" going, and spend time with Violet. We had cups, sticks, helicopters, leaves (thanks so much mom!!), glitter, feathers, and candy corn to make the centerpieces and everyone did such a good job. Even most of the mom's came and made one to. I was happy it seemed to be such a hit since I've been kind of slacking on my part with Primary. It was hard to get there for awhile because if I wasn't sick, one of the other two were and around and around it went for about a month. Now we are all healthy and I'm just hoping it stays that way. Tomorrow I have the lesson, and the week after because both Kaitlyn and Tawnya will be gone for the holidays.


Anyway,
Violet LOVED the activity, they had fishing, and donut bobbing, and a tub you had to crawl through and find candy, and a foam croquet court set up and I've never seen her run around so much in all her life. She had a fantastic time, and even helped mommy make a centerpiece.

After the activity we returned the shears to Grandma's house and had some fun swinging outside, playing in the leaves, and helping Grandpa feed Uncle Nick. It was good, but she was SO ready to take a nap by the time we left, which she did all the way home and once tucked up in her bed.


Later in the evening she helped me make a card for Cristian listing all the little things he does that make both of us smile. I think he really appreciated it and I need to do those things more often. Violet loves to color ( and has recently decided the walls are a good surface to draw on), and a little later on she found her centerpiece on the table and decided to eat the candy corn out of it.
Yeah. I let her..
We hardly ever give her sweets ( especially CANDY) so why not....right? I'm not sure what I was doing but at one point I looked over and saw a huge slobbery ropey mess come dripping out of her mouth. She'd thrown up all the candy corn......all over her daddy's chair...........yeah.....

I cleaned it the best I could, then threw her in the tub. I guess candy corn in a no go, and we will always have a reminder of that because his camper chair is stained lol.

Tonight we had a stay-at-home date night (and Cristian actually got off work on time!) because we have no money :( Bleh. We went to RedBox for a dollar movie, and I tried my hand at making authentic chicken tacos for dinner (which turned out DELICIOUS, and Cristian approved..so did Violet), we snuggled up on the couch and nibbled on popcorn with her putting crayons in and out of buckets on the floor.

At one point she stood up by the mantel and discovered HER SHADOW! It was the cutest thing we've ever seen. She kept tilting her head back and forth, waving her arms, and trying to follow it around the corner of the fireplace. Then she'd look back at us and come giggling onto the couch. It was pretty special and I love watching her discover different parts of the world.

Today has been a very busy, and very good day.
Tomorrow we have Primary, making Victoria's birthday present for Monday, and if weather permits, duck feeding.