My friend Cheryl and I have dubbed our vacation days together of sorts, the meeting of the "Muellangs"! That term is our two last names blended you see. With our combined six children ages 6.5 yrs and under, it can be a raucous good time of highs and lows. The get togethers always involve homemade food, home sewn clothing or gifts and lots of free wheeling imaginary play time. The boys are mostly ...lets face it....gross with the food!
But, that detail notwithstanding..we feed 'em right! Ty sports some red sauce, Hunter his steady, PB&J and below are some yummy mini quiches.
Spring time mud is the best! Gun is sorry to have to come in and wash it away...the mosquitoes are always biting him but he does not care if the mud is flowing!Ty gets a bath in the kitchen sink after the mud...(I think Gun got in there too now that I think about it) I love how a baby can wonder at the water.
The little ones, Tess and Ty, play in my fabric scraps as you see, or whatever they wag into the craft room while Cheryl and I sew. Here you see the complex relationship between them. One minute all is well, the next, Tess has been royally offended and Ty completely oblivious.
Ty usually adds insult to injury (quite innocently of course) by 'making it better' and apologizing in his baby way by patting her on the head which in turn makes her more angry. The mamas try to mentor them and guide them through of course but, we also try to not let them see us snickering either.
Ty usually adds insult to injury (quite innocently of course) by 'making it better' and apologizing in his baby way by patting her on the head which in turn makes her more angry. The mamas try to mentor them and guide them through of course but, we also try to not let them see us snickering either.
Juggling little ones while designing Spring/Summer time pajamas for all six children can be tough. We had a little mama factory going though...we were determined. Cheryl ironed the casing and the hems while I machine sewed them down. We took nursing breaks of course!
We have many moments when we wonder if this was really a good idea or not.
But, we want things handmade and we want good economy and something unique so this is what has to be done (we reason in our heads as we juggle kids and needles...oy!)The boys created their own work. This is a natural sculpture made by Gun and Jay. Fantastic! A little clown guy they say.
I hope you find ways to create among and alongside your children today.
(P.S. This post is wacky in the layout...why is blogger software so difficult for me?..oh well)
We always have so much fun at your house! Thank you for having us over to craft, play, get dirty, and of course EAT! We love you guys and are so happy to be Muellangs!
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