Arts and Crafts

I've been doing a few more arts and crafts with Lincoln lately. He's been getting up REALLY early since he's been in his big boy bed so we have a couple more hours than in the past to fill with activities while Bennett snoozes. This morning (at 6:30 AM) I dyed some peach yogurt so he could do some finger painting. He was funny.

Our friends gave us a PlayDoh kit. Lincoln is OBSESSED with it. There's a press thing with different shapes to squeeze the PlayDoh through. That's a favorite. He loves making snakes and every time he makes one he says "sssssssss" afterwards. There's a roller and cookie cutter things which he enjoys, but more than anything he loves in when I make balls for him. He will throw them around the house until they become too disfigured and then he'll run up to me and say "ball, ball, ball, ball..." until I reshape it. He tries to do it on his own but isn't quite there. Here's some of the PlayDoh fun. Even the family dog gets to play! (Gross, I know. Don't judge.)

Lincoln loves the peel his own Mandarin oranges and will be totally irate if I do it. Now I've just got to get him to pick up the peel afterward.

The Preforming Arts:

There's nobody more funny or entertaining than Lincoln in Bennett's eyes.

(Note: Please excuse the terrible commentary and videography)

Bonus pics:

I drew this for Matt for Valentine's Day. Our two little loves. I didn't finish it until the 18th or so. Kinda rusty. I haven't sat down to draw anything since before I left on my mission in 2005, and it shows. The likeness isn't great, but whatever. It's the thought that counts, right?