Messy memories

Currently Baby Chuck creates messes.... I mean "memories" everywhere.  Right now he's creating a lot of memories in the kitchen.  I guess that should come as no surprise as he likes things that are sharp, shiny, dirty, or dangerous.  When I see him climbing on something or grabbing at something I'm amazed at his dexterity and persistence.  Wow!  This little guy is growing up.  But then my happy feeling quickly passes when I realize that he's about to eat a magnet.

I finally got it.

Ooh! Let me bang this on the floor.

Yikes!  Mom's coming over.  I better make a quick getaway.

Lovely Central Jersey

During the long weekend hubby, Baby Chuck, and I visited Princeton, NJ.  We had a really nice time.  The college campus and surrounding towns were beautiful.  Here are a couple of photos from our trip:

Hungry caterpillar party prep- Crepe paper caterpillar

Ok, ok, I know what you're thinking.  This post looks like a Hungry Caterpillar craft and didn't I announce in my last post that I was no longer going to do anymore caterpillar crafts?  Well, yes, that's true.  But in my defense, I just wanted to post up this photo of a welcome sign that Tita Tina made  for the party.  Isn't it adorable?  I love his little feet.  I just want to tickle them. 

I have no idea how she made it (and if anyone out there wants to know, just leave a comment below and I'm sure she would explain everything.) 

(By the way, she isn't just a sign maker.  She also makes a-mazing cakes.)

I love how a child's birthday party can encourage us to create and craft things.    

Hungry Caterpillar party prep: DIY birthday banner

Ok, this will be the last of the party DIYs, I promise!  With the party only a couple of days away, we round off our DIY series with a Hungry Caterpillar birthday banner:

It was really simple and fun to make.  I cut out various shapes from cereal boxes.  Then, I just painted them with craft paint "Eric Carle" style and used Sharpie markers to write the letters.    

To see all the items we made for the party, click here