Things to Do - Life in the Fort

Despite the rain the boys have still found time to work on their fort. I'm continually amazed that a random corner of our backyard (right next to the fence) has become such a source of entertainment.

In the past few weeks, the fort has become: a police station, complete with a "jail" and toy gun "firing range", as well as a tattoo parlor (hence why the kids keep doodling on themselves with pens) and a "man cave" (whatever that means).

Happy Wednesday! If you live in the area I hope you're enjoying this dose of sunshine.

Things to Do - A Backyard Art Gallery

P's asthma has been much better this year (especially since we no longer have our cat), but at times it still acts up. A few nights ago she needed nebulizer treatments, with steroids, making it impossible for her to sleep. So we stayed up and watched cartoons until the wee hours of the morning. And P napped through most of the next day, despite the beautiful spring weather. While P slept, I set up some brushes and paint in the backyard for T and F, who had a great time creating our backyard art gallery. Well, until T decided to paint himself instead. Kids are always so fun until they aren't.

RANDOM LINKS:

*Days worth of inspiration, right here.

*Wonderful composition and light.

*Jonathan Safran Foer's new book uses words from existing text to make a new story, the pages all have holes in them so that different words are revealed. Sounds interesting, check out pictures here.

*Wow, these are gorgeous wedding pictures.

*I love this new take on the family portrait.

Things to Do - Bubbles in the Backyard (Happy Spring)!!

HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE!!! If you ask me, nothing says spring like kids and bubbles. I bought the kids a large bubble wand (similar to this one - Tangent Mega Bubbles) and now after T wakes up he stands by the door saying "bubba! bubba! bubba!" Have a great Monday! I hope you had a chance to see the supermoon on Saturday, seriously breathtaking, check out some photos here.

MONDAY LINKS:

*School kids in South America take a zip line to school, which is not as cool as it sounds. Check it out here.

*A tree-house bed - I know it's for kids, but I want to sleep here.

*If you're trying to make your kids' lunch more fun, check out this blog. The creations are seriously beautiful (and edible) (link courtesy of Modern Parents, Messy Kids).

*I love Sleep Time Gal's bare books idea, how wonderful (and cheap).

*This recipe looks so yummy and the website is the coolest cooking blog I've ever seen (link via Creature Comforts). This one looks good too (or maybe it's just the pretty illustrations).

*This post on print-making using contact paper has me inspired. Now if only I had a babysitter . . .

*I heart this painting, big time.

*The Cherry Blossom Festival is coming!! KidFriendly DC has the scoop here.