Summer fun (Paint fight)

Happy Wednesday Everyone!
As promised, here are the pictures from the paint fight. I ran into a few glitches with the paint fight idea, but with a few tweaks... we had a blast. First glitch- I could not, for the life of me find any large bottles of Crayola washable paint. I looked all over town, and turned up nothing. I looked online, to see about ordering some....but I didnt want to wait the three days for it to get here considering I had been promising my kiddos a paint fight for like 3 days. I bit the bullet, and made my own paint. Flour, boiling water, food coloring gels, and a dash or two of cream of tatar... after experimenting with it a bit to get the texture to the right consistency... I had paint. 

I also skipped the water balloons and the canvas. It became an issue of whether or not I wanted to spend the hot afternoon picking up fragments of the water balloon, or not. I chose not, so I filled our little pool and sat it close to the paint buckets. I also decided that the canvas I would use to make Christmas presents later. I have an idea that I will share...but after Christmas =). I wasn't sure whether or not the food coloring in the paint would stain the house, so I did tape a drop cloth to protect the side of our home. I'm not sure my husband would have appreciated the new rainbow splatter paint job on the front of our house...then again, ya never know! ;)

So On to the fight!

Kyrie painting the sidewalk

I bought a package of rollers and paint brushes at the dollar tree and put them in a bucket next to the paint, so that the kids could choose which one they used. There was a brush and a roller for each kiddo. =)

The war begins =)



Tyler


It took some encouragment for them to actually start a war, mostly because Im sure they have heard a thousand times..."Don't do that to your sister!" Once they got into it, no one was safe.



Refilling



Kyrie covered with paint =)



Eventually we had to go in, it was very hot and we were tired. Yes, Even Mom got in on the fight. I also was the one taking photos, so when I joined in... the camera went in the house.  We topped the afternoon off with sno cones, a bath, and a trip to grandma's house.

I can honestly say the only thing that I wish had been different, was the paint. I really really wish I had the tempura paint..because once the small clumps of flour set in the girl's hair.. it was dang near impossible to get out. So, if you are going to do this... word to the wise. Either buy the tempura paint, or find a flour free recipe. Aside from that... we had a great afternoon... and we didn't spend a ton of cash.
Once it was time to clean up, I dumped the "paint" into the gravel in my yard, hosed it down, and threw the brushes and the plastic in the trash. Easy clean up made it really nice.
Anyway, get out and play! =)

Blessings and love as your week continues!
xoxoxo-audrie

I'M BACK!! =)

Hello Friends,
 I know it has been a while since my last post, but I am back now and working on some really cool things that I'm excited to share with you. I would have had one of those posted today, but I could not find large bottles of washable paint anywhere close to my house...and I refused to drive all the way across town in 105 degree weather..HA!

Update: Kyrie is still waiting to be seen by a cardiologist. The last appointment that we had was cancled, and we are having a hard time finding a date that my husband is off, and they have an open appointment. Also, I called Friday to book an appointment and the physician that originally refered Miss Kyrie has moved his pratice to a town 30 minutes away.. so I'm going to need a new referal from the new office.. or from one of the physicians in the new office... so, I get to start working on that stuff next week.

More big news around here... We are expecting baby # 4 in Early November. We were shocked, but thankfully that has passed =) and everyone is adapting very nicely.

I reapplied to nursing school (horray) under much diress... with Kyrie and a new baby on the way, I wasn't sure that it was a good idea....or that I could handle it for that matter. However with the support and encouragement of my family and awesome friends..I mustered up the will, I talked to my instructors, and worked out the way.. So, hopefully sometime at the beginning of next month I will know whether or not I'm back in school.

So, an idea for the kiddos... This is the one that I havent posted pics of yet..because I havent done it yet..but Im going to tomorrow. =) 
My poor kids have been stuck in the house for most of the summer. Mama is too hot and hormonal to sit outside, and the first trimester of this pregnancy tried to kill me. I spent most of it on the couch with my little bag of ginger.. praying for waves of green to pass. It was by far the worst first trimester I've ever had.

Anyway, so Thursday I hit the 20 week mark, and now I'm feeling pretty good. It would be great if it would rain here in small town USA, but no such luck. So, since summer hit, and for the remander of the season... consider the temperature to be somewhere between the surface of the sun, and the 7th sector of hell. DRY, miserable heat. Anyway, enough of that rant. My poor kids are bored out of their domes. I've exhausted all of the board games, and dance party CD's, coloring books at this point.. and they are getting restless. Which means..a distaster is in the quake. And you all know my standing... if you dont entertain them...they will entertain themselves, without supervision. So, the next question was.. what mess can I let my kids make that is fun..can be done OUTSIDE, and requires little clean up. One trip to the dollar tree, and Walmart and the paint fight idea was born.

My shopping list for the "Great Paint Fight"

foot and hand sized plastic containers one for each color your using, I found some at the dollar tree that were perfect!

A bag of water balloons...however many you feel like filling =)

Large bottles of WASHABLE paint, these I had to go to Walmart for, and they were the most expensive item at something like 4 bucks a bottle.. I only got primary colors

A set of cheap paint brushes, I found a few big paint brushes and a set of sponge rollers also at the dollar tree.

A garden hose... to hose them off before you bring them inside!

One drop cloth... I lucked out today, because dollar tree had a canvas drop cloth..but either way..it's optional


So, I'm not sure any explanation is needed here... fill the tubs with paint.. let them paint the canvas...themselves, the cement...probably even the dog... then hose them off..and bring them in. It's not rocket science.. I'm not sure how I'm going to use the balloons yet..but I'll figure it out, and post pics! =)

So, this post it going to be a bit short.. thanks for being so patient with me as our family has undergone so many changes. It's been hard not being able to blog my ideas.. it seemed like once I had an awesome idea, if I didnt do it right away..then I forgot it. Or, I just never had time to do it. Mostly the latter, but I have forgotten a few things. Expect me to be back to work though! I'm really excited about the new chapter that my family and I are about to head out on..and I really just cant wait to see where this all goes. Thanks ever so much for your thoughts, prayers, and support through this time. It has really meant so much to us. I swear during the times that I was anxious about taking her for tests, and exams I could just feel her being lifted up. It was really humbling.
I just ask for your continued prayer, for Kyrie...as we continue on this journey with her, as we adjust to mama being a full time student again, and as we prepare for the newest addition to our family. Thank you so much for being patient and for being prayerful. It means so much. =)

Blessings and Love as your week continues!
XOXO-Audrie