Bowen has been looking for materials to make the perfect, most realistic eye-glasswear that allows Arthur Spiderwick from the Spiderwick Chronicles (book and movie) to see the goblins. Please see the final product below.
Kelly decided that a quilt (made out of painted paper) would be the perfect gift for Lovey's birthday. She is a master quilter, and he wanted to show her he has talents as well...Unfortunately, this required my oversight. It actually was an amazing project and turned out beautifully. My fear is this craft experiment will set a precedent for future grandparent birthday gifts :). See a few photos below of the gift in the making.
Bowen made his own costume (using a sewing machine, glitter, and a glue gun) for the Children Around The World expedition. This was a festival that was put on by all the local Montessori schools. He adopted a Kazakhstan name, Birket, and played Red Rover on stage. He has a taste of the stage - we are heading over to the Isle of Palms rec center tomorrow for him to try out for a part in Charlotte's Web!
I am attempting a bit of creativity in the kitchen myself. I have been cooking dinner for the family for the last few weeks (THIS IS HUGE!). The evenings can be a little hectic and we never really know how the food will turn out, but so far we haven't had any huge catastrophes. Take a look at my attempting to make spaghetti carbonara (not such a great cook, but a master at multi-tasking in the kitchen).
Good times.
