Nashville To The Nations: Weekly Wrap-Up

Have you heard of the new Squishy Baff stuff you add to your bath water? We decided to give it a whirl this week. The anticipation was running high as we watched and patiently waited for the tub to fill.

At last, the magic began! The girls loooooved it. They let it squish between their fingers and rubbed it up and down their arms and legs. Then they rolled onto their tummies so they could kick their feet up in the air behind them. Hattie opened her mouth in excitement and got a mouth full. Her natural reaction was to reach her hand in to wipe off her tongue. That would have been a good idea if her hand hadn't have been covered in more squishies. Poor thing began to cough and spit, and suddenly her breakfast was tossed up in the water. I plucked each girl from the bath and corraled them into the shower stall while I cleaned out the tub for round two.

After a shower and two baths, we headed outside to get dirty again.

Some of our fun activities for the week have included new Easter toys for the sensory table,

plenty of eggs to take apart and put together,

digging for gold in a tub of split peas,

wagon rides,

silly putty,

and sunshine!

We took a fun trip to the park to feed the ducks. Those pesky seagulls kept swooping in and stealing our bread in mid-throw and a couple fingers got nibbled by the geese.

On the way home, we swung by Mickey D's for a greeeeen SHAMROCK SHAKE!

I found an idea on Pinterest (imagine that!) to put yogurt dots on a cookie sheet and stick 'em in the freezer. Belle was my helper today (imagine that!) as we tried it out. They turned out fun! They melt quickly, but what good snack isn't messy!? Funny story - the girls' Mom returned from work and told me she had learned of a new yogurt snack on Pinterest. I told her to look in the freezer! :)

I got my music tank filled up this week at a fundraiser for veterans' scholarships. Charlie Daniels puts on this fantastic event annually. In addition to the great musical talent, it's a night to honor our nation's top heros and leaves you with that feel-good patriotic pride.

One of my favorite bluegrass groups, The Grascals.

Chris Young

Darryl Worley

The Charlie Daniels Band!

Gary Senise came out and played with Charlie. He does USO tours with his "Lieutenant Dan" Band!

The program for the night listed a surprise musical guest. Well, I think we might have parked in the wrong garage, because the service elevator by my car took us right up into the arena - an hour before the doors opened. We just pretended like we were supposed to be there (we're good at that). Aside from the reserved seating for the military members, we had our pick! Oh, those poor people who had to wait outside in the cold! Anyways, since we had time to kill, the surprise was spoiled - Rascal Flatts appeared. They came out later and completely surprised the crowd. It was a rare treat to hear them do such an intimate acoustic set.

Today has been a gloriously gloomy and rainy day. Have I ever told you how much I love rainy days? I really really do. My Mom sent me this photo of the chickens trying to stay dry, and I had to stop and snap this photo of our dry creek bed, filled to the brim!