Staining Elli's Treehouse (Video)

Pictures taken Sept. 20 ~

Elli and I worked on staining more of her treehouse.

Video ~

"I'm the Paintbrush" (Video)

Video taken Sept. 19 ~

The concrete is the paper

The water is the ink

I'm the paintbrush

     - Elli

Marshmallow Got a Haircut Outside

Pictures taken Sept. 18 ~

Before...

After!

Twilight Remote Car Races

Video taken Sept. 16 ~ 

Computer Decal

Video taken Sept. 16 ~

Found the perfect piano key decal for my Mac on Etsy!

Piano Curtains

Picture taken Sept. 14 ~
Loving my new piano curtains in my studio! Kaitlyn designed them on zazzle.com.

5th Grade Remote Learning

Pictures taken Sept. 8-9 ~

There are perks with remote learning!

First day of 5th grade.

Listening to learning videos all snuggly with puppy.

Labor Day ~ 2020

 Pictures taken Sept. 7 ~

We had a Labor Day cookout and root beer floats for the night before school started.

Cousins and Grandpa's Birthday

 Picture taken Sept. 6 ~

Elli got to see her cousin from Texas who was here for Grandpa's birthday!

Hula Hooping

Video taken Sept. 3 ~ 

Letters to JieJie in NY

Pictures taken Sept. 2 ~

National Dog Day

Picture taken Aug. 26 ~

Marshmallow sported her new Royals jersey for National Dog Day!

Playing Online Games on Brady's Birthday

We had celebrated Brady's 23rd birthday a little early because Kaitlyn was leaving for grad school in NY. We had fun playing more Jackbox games over Zoom on Brady's actual birthday!

We love you!!

1st birthday <3

Going Virtual with Kaitlyn in NY!

Pictures taken Aug. 24 ~

Kaitlyn moved to New York for grad school, but we still found a way to eat dinner and play a game together!

We all ordered Chipotle.

We played Fibbage!

Clothesline 2020

 Picture taken Aug. 21 ~

Elli's Ice Cream Parlor! (Video)

Pictures taken Aug. 20 ~

Elli had so much fun having an ice cream parlor in the treehouse!

So cute!

Video ~ Dancing to "Twist and Shout"!

Harry Potter Clue in the Treehouse

Pictures taken Aug. 19 ~

We played Harry Potter Clue in the treehouse. (It was Bellatrix Lestrange with Petrificus Totalus in the Potions classroom!)

Playhouse Picnic (puppy included)

 Pictures taken Aug. 18 ~

Elli's Mask Boutique!

Pictures taken Aug. 17 ~

Another treehouse adventure ~ Elli's Mask Boutique!

Elli's old crib spring made a cute display for our mask boutique! I propped it in the corner and secured it with wire. We pinned up the masks with little heart clothespins.

Video ~

Brady's 23rd Birthday! (Video)

 Pictures taken Aug. 15 ~

We celebrated Brady's 23rd birthday early since Kaitlyn was leaving for grad school the end of August. We had a Dungeons & Dragons theme!

Brady loves cheesecake for his birthday!

Video ~

I did a watermelon carving with the D&D symbol.

Kaitlyn made paper D&D dice decorations.

Party games!

Watching Moana in the Blanket Fort

Picture taken Aug. 12 ~

Kaitlyn and Elli made a huge blanket fort and watched Moana on the projector.

Zoodles and Zucchini Muffins

Pictures taken Aug. 4 & 9 ~

My sister gave me some homegrown zucchini, and I've made zoodles and chocolate zucchini muffins so far!

Video ~

Campfire Cones

Pictures taken Aug. 8 ~

Saturday night campfire cones and piano/guitar duets. <3

Summer Nights = Trailer Rides

Picture taken Aug. 5 ~

Sister's Day Tea Party

 Pictures taken Aug. 2 ~

Kaitlyn and Elli had a tea party in the treehouse to celebrate National Sister's Day!

<3

We made mini blueberry crumb muffins.

Playing La Vie en Rose on the accordion.

Wax Seal

 Pictures taken July 26 ~

Kaitlyn helped Elli put a wax seal on some very important correspondence. (Sending Brady a note inviting him to pizza and family game night on Saturday. Haha)