painting | bubbles and stencils

It’s spring break so I offered the girls a reprieve from our weekly painting session. They were not having it. They wanted to paint and they even asked to invite a friend along.

This week we painted with bubbles. I wasn’t very confident with this technique. These girls were super patient as we worked out the best mix of paint, water, and soap. They loved blowing the bubbles and created super cool backgrounds for their “Under the Sea” stencils. I’m loving the little plates that they created.

Completed masterpieces. They did so great!

art and basketball

The weather cleared up after the blizzard, as it does in Colorado and we were off for another adventure. Gwyneth’s request was to visit the Denver Art Museum so we hopped in the car and fought through a few rough patches of snow in our neighborhood and headed downtown.

Gwyneth loves art and she loves the interactive studio at the museum. They change the exhibit often and this time the girls were able to experiment with different pigments and painting techniques. I especially enjoyed them painting with non-traditional items including toothbrushes, salad spinners, and potato mashers.

What the heck?

What do you need when its cold and snowy? Ice cream, naturally!

Annabelle’s request for the afternoon was to play basketball. We stopped by our rec center and had a great time shooting hoops and practicing passes. We tried to get a little game going but Gwyneth wasn’t really having it. She mostly skipped around the gym being her silly self while Annabelle took her practice very, very seriously. She could have stayed all day. This girl loves basketball.

Love the victory celebration after a good shot!

And this girl. Such a character.

spring break: boulder

Spring Break is officially underway. This break is a lot different than years past. I’m a planner, an organizer, I love to be on the go. This week was different. We worked and we didn’t really have a plan and we were at the mercy of other people’s schedules (more on that another time…) and I didn’t freak out.

Ok, maybe I freaked out a little, just a little.

Ok, maybe I was anxious most of the week. Just a bit, just little bit.

Ok, maybe if we’re being honest, I totally freaked out and was uber anxious the entire week.

Maybe now is not the time to go ruining things with honesty!

I’m not one of those fun “let’s just play it by ear…” kind of gals. Sometimes I wish I was, but mostly I’m glad that I’m an organizing fool. I’m glad that I keep a meticulous calendar and I don’t miss deadlines, and I remember dates and times and obligations, and hopefully people aren’t waiting around for me too often, and I plan really fun stuff for my family.

I think my family likes it too. They like the shows, and the museums, and the trips. It makes the snuggling time on the couch that much more special. At least I hope so. Who knows….maybe they’ll eventually revolt against me and block my access to my google calendar and we’ll just do nothing…forever! {shiver!}

Sunday night we had no plans and no school the next day and no bedtimes. We took advantage of the cool but beautiful night and headed up to Boulder. We had no dinner plans and no reservations and we waited for 25 minutes for a table. It’s like I don’t even recognize myself anymore….

And it was all lovely and fun…until someone got hangry. But then we ate. And it was all lovely and fun again.

Let the shenanigans begin…