DIY Playkitchen!

Before reading any further you should go back and read this post, so you're all caught up :)

I apologize for taking so very long to post the second installment.

But if you can remember that far back, this is what our nightstand looked like before we got a hold of it and transformed it into a playkitchen for the peanut!

And this is what it looks like now:

Ta Da!!!

A real faucet with moveable knobs!

A "sink" made out of a stainless steel bowl,

Burners made out of popscicle sticks,

and stove dials that also move!

A sweet little chalkboard on one side to write out menus,

And a shelf that I made in woodshop approximately 100 years ago, on the other side! 

And inside we have a cookie cooling rack for an oven shelf!

A clock with hands that move,

a hook for hanging potholders or utensils,

And other pretty little details! 

So what do you think?  Is it an improvement?

Peanut loves it, and has spent many hours since we've given it to her, playing hostess.  She is constantly making cookies, or soup or pizza and serving it to anyone who comes into the house!

So all in all, we're pretty please with the result, and I think it was a pretty fantastic early birthday present!

Peek-a-Boo!

Sorry these pictures are a little on the grainy side, I really need to take the time to read my camera manual, but I just had to share them! 

They did this for about ten minutes a couple saturdays ago. Adam looks a bit creepy, but look how big Emma's smiles are! :)

Can you tell by my last few posts, that she's a daddy's girl?

Happy Friday Everyone!

Daddy Love

Peanut really loves her daddy as you can clearly see from these pictures! And I love that she loves him. Sometimes I get a little sad that he gets so much attention on the weekends and when he comes home from work, but I really wouldn’t want it any other way. Seeing the two of them together makes me realize how blessed I really am, in that my husband is a wonderful, loving, fully engaged daddy.

Now if only I could get him to be fully engaged with the housework…..

Ps. Is anyone else having trouble uploading their pictures today? I am having the worst luck, only about half of mine are posting successfully.

Waking up with Daddy

Adam hates when I put pictures of him up here, but this one is just way too cute to not share. They're even both wearing white thermal shirts. She loves to snuggle in with her daddy and her baby.

Moments like this make the over-all lack of sleep worth it. :)

Couch fort

Playing with daddy right before bed is one of Emma's favortie times of the day I think :)