water bowl

This week was incredibly warm for our area so I was trying to think of some fun ways for M to cool off.  M loves water unless it comes in the form of a public pool (I have no explanation for that aversion) so I filled up our biggest bowl, added some toys, and plopped him down on a beach towel on our porch. 

There was a whole lot of splashing...

and by the end of 15 minutes, no water left in the bowl and a happy baby...

Why we loved the water bowl....

baby: lots of splashing and playing with toys

mommy: promoting fun in the water

M's age when we played: 9 months, 1 week

christening favors

Every holiday season in first grade we make snowman ornaments with the kids' handprints.  

When I was thinking of what to do as favors for M's baptism reception party I thought of these ornaments (minus the snowmen).  After a few attempts of making one handprint with a tiny fisted-up hand I decided making 30 would be impossible so I shifted gears and painted M's foot.  I found that mess-ups were easily wiped off the balls with a wet wipe.  We were able to get 30 nice footprints and our guests loved the finished products!