The Combs Krewe

I love a good cheap craft so when I saw this busy box activity on Pinterest I knew it was for me!  First I saved 26 water bottle lids. Then I bought a pack of ABC foam stickers at Walmart for $1! I put a letter on each of the lids. Then I created a page with 26 one inch circles. Inside the circles I put lowercase letters since my lids have uppercase letters on them. I also included a guide at the bottom since Ryland and Piper need a little help. Then I laminated the paper for durability. This morning Ryland tried out his new game!  I love the fact that the foam letters appeal to his sense of touch which is so important for learning little ones. What a fun and frugal craft! 

  The babies are 11 months old! Less than one month away from being one year old! Their due date was April 3 so I am telling myself that they really won't be one for another month or two. I'm the mama so I can do that. I have tried very hard not to wish their babyhood away because caring for just one baby is a challenge but two babies sometimes feels very overwhelming. Before the girls were born Jackie interrogated several parents of twins, and the general consensus was that the first year is "the worst." I think he has been counting down to their first birthday in the hopes that they will no longer be so needy. I resolved to go with the flow as much as possible and at least attempt to enjoy my babies. Somedays I succeed, Somedays not so much. I have very much been looking forward to the day they would sleep through the night or , heck, for four or fives hours in a row. Truthfully, the older they--mainly Braelyn--get the worse sleepers they seem to become. Braelyn mus...